The online world is full of both opportunities and possible risks to our safety, especially economic. The scams are now on the agenda and it is our task to report and prevent them. But, worse than web scams, there are only i telephones theft mobile phones. The thieves, very often, aim to physically steal the device to put our hands on our content, take our personal, banking data and, very often, to resell all this on the black market.
IMEI CODE
Among the various methods to protect our sensitive data of the phone, there is a code That we should compose on the keyboard which, associated with a screenshot of the screen that appears, could save us. It is in particular of the so -called IMEI CODE. Which, translated from English, means “International identity of mobile terminals”.
Things
Many experts advise the following code on the keyboard: *#06#. Once composed, the IMEI code of the mobile phone will appear on the screen and we make a screen and keep the image in a safe place. Another way to get to know this code is to look for the phone pack where it is often reported. The advice is to keep the code in a safe place not to share it and, at the same time, have it at hand in case of need.
What is it needed
The reason is soon said: knowing this certain code could serve us in case of theft of the mobile phone, especially when you go to report to the police, but it is also essential to distinguish our phone from that of others and intercept it as soon as possible. In fact, the IMEI code allows you to block a phone in case of theft or loss, so as to allow mobile telephony managers to identify it on the network and disable their use.
If the device is recovered, you can reactivate it through the manager. To block, it is necessary to file a complaint and communicate it to the operator. In addition, in some cases, the authorities themselves use it to locate the stolen device and identify who holds it.