Some Twat Stole my Phone

[Whipped]

Just getting this off my chest so I don't keep dwelling on the stupidity of it all.

Coming home from the pub last night, I was on my mobile to my girlfriend, when a young man asked to borrow my phone to "quickly call his girlfriend to say he'd be late home".

Basically, I spent a good few mintues trying to get rid of this guy and pass him onto someone else, but he wouldn't stop following me and there was no way I was leading him to my house.

I thought I'd take a chance on humanity and believe his story, so I hand over my phone and Bam! Off he walks.

I follow him at a steady pace and notice that, although he is making a phone call, he has no phone in his hand

"You haven't got a phone in your hand mate", says I, "Give me back my phone"

"I havent' got your phone", says Twat

"Give me Back my Phone!!"

"Fuck off or I'll pull me gun!"

Well, at that point I figured fuck it, it's only a phone. Got home, called virgin and blocked my number, so no real loss, just £40 for a replacement that should be here tomorrow.

Best bit is that he now has a phone that he can sell, but it can only be used with virgin sims and as soon as I find the box my phone came in I can get the phone blocked, so it can't be used at all. Was so angry at myself for falling for his ploy, so here's hoping the git dies in a gutter from an overdose one day very soon.

And the morle of this story, "Never give anyone the benefit of the doubt. All strangers should be considered wankers"

 

[dysfunction]

And the morle of this story, "Never give anyone the benefit of the doubt. All strangers should be considered wankers"

Living in South Africa you know this fact when you are born.

ahem

 

[Cdr]

Can you lend me your car, I need to get somewhere urgently!!!!

 

[Covenant]

You did this, yet you live in Luton...?

 

[mr.Blacky]

Just start screaming that you are going to call the cops worked for me once.

 

[Will]

Using what phone?

 

[mr.Blacky]

Well just ask the guy if you can borrow his phone.

 

[Whipped]

hehe. One thing I forgot to mention. I actually have 2 phones. The one he nicked only has my girlfriends number in it. It's the other one I would have been really annoyed to lose. But, I digress, I phoned my girlfriend back on my other phone after he had knicked mine and he tried calling her while I was on talking to her!!

 

[Clown]

As soon as you saw him start walking, you should have knocked him out... I bet he didn't have a gun.

 

[Cdr]

You shoulda said "I'll pop a cap ya face unless you give me it back homes!". He woulda been so confused by your ghetto talk, that his natural reaction would be to drop the phone and run for his life.

 

[Whipped]

Good idea To be honest, in hindsight I thought of a number of things I could have done, lamping the git being the main one.

But that's always the way, as it happened I was to pissed to make rational descions at the time. The most annoying thing is that I'll have to hunt down my A-Team theme ring tone again

 

[JingleBells]

When you get your replacement phone, provided its still with virgin, its worth registering it on the virgin mobile website (you make get some spam mails). On there you can add your IMEI number (number used to block phones), so if this happens again, you shouldn't have to fish around for the box as its on their database. This was invaluable when I was mugged as it meant i didn't have to fish around searching for my box.

 

[Tom]

Next time it happens, smash your phone on the ground, and say "there you go mate, take it".

 

[Cdr]

yeah.

Alternatively, he could just say no and get to keep his phone...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Turn your phone off, then give it to them.

Works wonders if you've got PIN and phone code requests on: likely they'll be handing the phone back

 

[JBP|]

alternativley give him 10 pence and point him in the direction of the nearest phone box

 

[Whipped]

There was no way I wash falshing any cash at him, not even 10p

As for the IEMI(?) number. I am registered with the website. Didn't even think about it being on there. My access is blocked at the moment (no surprise). Must have to wait for the new sim.

 

[Gray]

Best bit is that he now has a phone that he can sell, but it can only be used with virgin sims and as soon as I find the box my phone came in I can get the phone blocked, so it can't be used at all.

Virgin should be able to hold the details of your phone (IMEI, Insurance etc) on their systems? If youve got as far as barring the SIM, the surely they will IMEI bar the phone?

And what did you tell Virgin when they asked how did you lose it? Because today i was refused to deal with the customer who left the phone unattended...

 

[Mobius]

That sucks mate. I had my phone nicked but under slightly different circumstances. It really sucks that people can just take your belongings..and there really isn't much you can do about it.

 

[SAS]

Trust no one. Can't go wrong then

 

[Skyler]

About 4 years ago a gang asked me the exact same thing... I didn't have a phone and didn't want one... I offered them money for a phonebox which was like over the other side of the road almost but then they got nastier and nastier and proceeded to fleece me and stole my watch which was worth peanuts from my wrist and then decided to nearly kill me for their trouble... so yeah it does suck that people can come up to you and steal your stuff.. or even have the barefaced cheek to try... it's a very low thing to do... to just forcibly remove another persons items without their consent whilst usually putting the fear of god into them with a knife or gun and even sometimes going further and harming them.

It sucks you lost your phone but at least you're still alive to tell the tale, it's only a phone. Whilst I felt gutted at losing things in the times I've been violently mugged I now am grateful I didn't end up dead. These things are far worse when they are violent... gives you a phobia about going outside that will stay with you forever... all for a quick 20quid for them or whatever...

I wish they'd go steal a car or rob a bank (when no ones inside) etc.. at least then it doesnt harm anyone mentally and scar them for life, or even kill them...

I'm afraid now that if someone asks me outside for a phone or money and pulls a knife on me that I will be killed... because I don't carry money or a phone on me ever anymore I think they will carry out the threat of harming me because they think I'm hiding something... or punish me because they find out I have nothing...

Worst thing of all is they never get caught, they cause you huge grief and rarely ever pay a penalty... no wonder so many do it.

 

[Tom]

Maybe I'm just stubborn, but no fucking way is anyone having anything of mine. If some swine tries to steal my car keys for instance, they'll have to fetch them from the field/river/drain I just threw them into.

I'm just principled like that, I'm not sure I'd even think of the consequences.