Who was this phone company?
bought a used phone and its now been blocked
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Who was this phone company?
It was Orange. Yeah completely random (and not what I expected when calling them I just wanted to see if they could advise me on what to do next) but after the phone was unlocked there were no more issues(this was a couple of years ago now).
Edit: To clarify, I phone my phone company. Since I had no way of knowing which company the phone had originally been with(ie. the phone wasn't branded by any phone company).
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Surely the way to deal with this is contact him saying that the phone has been blocked. See what he says, see if he's a dick about it (I think you may have already done this).
That done, if he's still being a dick, then tell him that you've report him to his phone company (there must be some way of telling who that is) for insurance fraud, and then watch him get upset. You can tell him that you have proof of the ad and that you have the phone etc. He won't have a leg to stand on.
That done, if he's still being a dick, then tell him that you've report him to his phone company (there must be some way of telling who that is) for insurance fraud, and then watch him get upset. You can tell him that you have proof of the ad and that you have the phone etc. He won't have a leg to stand on.
Most likely stolen, or as mentioned, someone did an insurance job as a lost phone and it's now been blocked, that's why buying second hand phones can be a tricky business.
If you'd bought it 2nd hand from a shop youd be covered, not so sure about a private sale, if he won't refund, suing him might be the only option, ie moneyclaim online.
If you'd bought it 2nd hand from a shop youd be covered, not so sure about a private sale, if he won't refund, suing him might be the only option, ie moneyclaim online.
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Send him a poke.
i dont care about the law if someone sells me a stolen phone, even if they are desperate and such, i will kill them, in my eyes this is self defense and i dont mean in the moment, i would plan it, and brutally murder them some way
Go round and adopt your boxing stance.
If he's beating you then **** all over yourself, no one wants to fight a man covered in his own feces. Fact.
Isn't it fraud against both yourself and the company they claimed insurance from. In which case wouldn't it be a police issue?
Surely you saved the advert or communication and I assume have somthing to prove recipt? If so combined with his address/Fb account and name it should be a pretty simple thing to prove and prosecute.
(Sorry if I'm wrong maybe burnsy can tell me if its right).
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In all likelihood is probably a simple insurance scam, he declares his phone lost, gets a brand new one then pockets some cash from the sale of the old one.
The phone then eventually gets network blocked as lost/stolen.
The person who bought the second had phone is left high and dry.
Guys step back we've got a pro here
Technically yes it sounds like either insurance fraud, or selling stolen goods.. How interested the police would be is another matter as it would require a massive amount of time to investigate, relative to the value of the claim.
It certainly wouldn't hurt for the op to speak to the original phone company, although I dont know what if anything would be achieved, but certainly can't hurt to try.
Do you perchance have a very particular set of skills, acquired over a very long career? Skills that make you a nightmare for people that sell used phones?
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Seeing as though you have his address and name, report it to the police and then pursue it through small claims.
As its been blocked, I suspect there might be a crime reference number somewhere, so I bet they'd like to put a face to that report.
Or do nothing.
As its been blocked, I suspect there might be a crime reference number somewhere, so I bet they'd like to put a face to that report.
Or do nothing.
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Is it not theft to take money by deception or sell stolen goods?
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Hmm very true. Such a shame
if you do contact the orginal provider they might even be the insurers. Maybe they'll prosecute themselves.
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No it's not theft. How do you know the phone is stolen or that there was a deception? I would seek recourse through the civil courts.