ALBERTON – Prevent cellphone theft:
* Conceal your cellphone when you are in a public place.
* Never leave your cellphone unattended in a public place.
* Always conceal your cellphone when walking in the street.
* Don’t leave cellphones lying on a seat in your car.
* Never leave your cellphone unattended in your office.
* If you are forced to leave your cellphone in a bag at, for example, a sporting event, put your phone on silent so that it will not attract any attention from passers-by.
* When you are in a public place only answer your cellphone when it is safe to do so.
* Avoid getting tricked into lending your cellphone to someone who wants to make a call.
* Be aware of pick-pockets.
If your cellphone is lost or stolen
* Report the loss to your service provider.
* Request the service provider to block the SIM card to ensure that no further calls can be made. At the same time request that the handset be blacklisted in this way making the handset inactive – it then cannot be used on any of the networks in South Africa.
* Your service provider will provide you with a blacklisted reference number. Please keep this reference number, as it is the proof that the handset has been blacklisted.
* The next step is to report the incident to the South African Police Services at a police station. The police will request the blacklisting reference number so that they can open a case.
* Remember, if your cellphone is insured, your insurance company will request your service providers blacklist reference number and the case number from the South African Police Service.
Issued by Fox Security
