New data shows a mobile phone is stolen every six minutes in London – and Australians are very much among the victims.
Jason George was sitting in a pub in Holborn, in central London, enjoying an after-work pint when a woman approached him and held a piece of paper over the table with a plea for money scribbled on it.
They often mount the pavement to grab the phone or snatch it from the road. Sometimes when a moped is used, a pillion passenger will snatch it. Thieves target busy streets, transport hubs and licensed premises.Sometimes the incidents become violent. One City broker recently intervened in a robbery and was left needing 52 stitches to his face. In another incident, robbers pulled open the doors of an Uber at 4am in the West End before beating a man until he handed over his iPhone.
But while police say it’s important victims contact them as soon as a robbery occurs – the “Golden Hour” after a robbery is critical to catching the culprits – most victims are told there isn’t much police can do.After losing two of his almost brand-new iPhone 13s, he logged in to lock the settings but was still able to track their location.
Scotland Yard says when a mobile phone is stolen, perpetrators will look to sell the device quickly for cash — often to buy drugs — before it can be traced. Skilled thieves can reprogram a handset and swap its SIM card in minutes. Resellers will gladly pay hundreds of pounds for the latest iPhone 13 or 14s which retail for about £1000.
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