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| Thread ID: 126733 | 2012-09-15 08:41:00 | Blackberry found after reported stolen - can it be used for anything? | BBCmicro (15761) | Press F1 |
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| 1301130 | 2012-09-15 08:41:00 | Our daughter lost her Blackberry at the pub, reported it stolen and got a new one. She then shifted flat and found it (while packing her things). Can it be used for anything? Hardwarewise it's OK but it does not connect with a new SIM | BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1301131 | 2012-09-15 09:49:00 | It will make a reasonable sinker, She has been paid out, using it now is fraud I would think. | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1301132 | 2012-09-15 11:16:00 | Use it for spare parts? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1301133 | 2012-09-15 11:50:00 | Yes it is fraud. I would talk to your insurance company about it. If they found out you could be in trouble. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1301134 | 2012-09-15 20:56:00 | It now belongs to the Insurance Co. You have to offer it back to them. | linw (53) | ||
| 1301135 | 2012-09-15 21:29:00 | What I would call being dishonest if you don't. You are not a dishonest person are you ? :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1301136 | 2012-09-15 23:18:00 | A friend of mine had is S2 stolen, insurance bought him a new one and a few weeks later police recovered the stolen one. After returning it to the insurance co. and negotiating with them he bought it back from them for $200 and gave it to his younger brother. Perhaps you could do the same, since you show a bit of honesty they will probably be more generous. Not much they can do with a 2nd hand BB other than sell it off. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1301137 | 2012-09-15 23:35:00 | A friend of mine had is S2 stolen, insurance bought him a new one and a few weeks later police recovered the stolen one. After returning it to the insurance co. and negotiating with them he bought it back from them for $200 and gave it to his younger brother. Perhaps you could do the same, since you show a bit of honesty they will probably be more generous. Not much they can do with a 2nd hand BB other than sell it off. People would buy a second hand blackberry? ;) |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1301138 | 2012-09-16 00:10:00 | Blackberries make nice jam or steeped in gin an excellent tonic ;) | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1301139 | 2012-09-16 00:28:00 | It's definitely not fraud, she genuinely thought it had been taken at the pub. Only discovered it when leaving her flat to come back to NZ (from UK). I presume its MAC address has been blocked or whatever the cellphone equivalent is I'm beginning to think that fishing sinker is the right answer although keeping a couple of parts (the battery?) is also a good idea. As for blackberry gin, alcoholic drinks might have played a part already... a lesson to us all ;) |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
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