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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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1301140	2012-09-16 00:40:00	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 As far as reporting it stolen when it was lost by mistake, that's a fair mistake and not fraud. But to keep it/use it/sell it after the insurance has paid for it without notifying them that it was in fact not stolen could be seen as fraud.	Agent_24 (57)
1301141	2012-09-16 00:50:00	If it's blocked in the UK it should work in NZ. You are right with the MAC idea, its IMEI has probably been blocked although BB being an enterprise type device probably has a few other disablers up its sleeve. Not sure myself but if the telecom company disabled it then it should just be the IMEI.	The Error Guy (14052)
1301142	2012-09-16 04:48:00	As far as reporting it stolen when it was lost by mistake, that's a fair mistake and not fraud. But to keep it/use it/sell it after the insurance has paid for it without notifying them that it was in fact not stolen could be seen as fraud. +1. I know what I would be doing. :)	Trev (427)
1301143	2012-09-17 04:06:00	If it's blocked in the UK it should work in NZ. You are right with the MAC idea, its IMEI has probably been blocked although BB being an enterprise type device probably has a few other disablers up its sleeve. Not sure myself but if the telecom company disabled it then it should just be the IMEI. If it is blocked in UK, it most likely is on the Vodafone Blocklist. If it is on Vodafone Blocklist, it is blocked on all Vodafone networks globally. Telecom NZ and Vodafone NZ share their blocklists, so it is highly likely that it has ended up in Telecom blocklist too. The only option is to use with a 2Degrees sim as they do not share their blocklists with either Telecom on Vodafone.	tmrafi (5179)
1301144	2012-09-17 06:54:00	It may be an accident, but your daughter is in possession of lost/stolen property, which is now owned by the insurance company. "Take the higher road" and tell your daughter to tell the insurance company of her mistake. Consider the experience as a gift: a life lesson for your daughter.	kingdragonfly (309)
1301145	2012-09-17 09:17:00	I have a feeling that the hassle involved on both sides is not worth the effort. The best thing for both parties could be to dump it. [I am reminded of people who put tiny scraps of metal or plastic in the recycling - they mean well but they cause totally-uneconomic bother to the recycling company]	BBCmicro (15761)
1301146	2012-09-17 10:31:00	Have you asked them ? :)	Trev (427)
1301147	2012-09-17 11:24:00	I will suggest to her that she contact the cellphone company when she gets back to UK in a few months time It occurred to me that the company might want to retrieve to ensure it doesn't get hacked	BBCmicro (15761)
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