It was a high school Christmas concert in Talkeetna, and her
son was in the Su Valley High band, dressed up and giving his best.
Formal ... black tuxes, beautiful girls in gowns. A moment every
parent lives for.
He reaches into his pocket for his cell phone to share, and
finds an empty holster and a SIM card, but no phone.
"Pretty sad that a parent or another sibling went through the
kids pockets while the kids were giving their Christmas
concert," his mom said. "This happened at Su Valley High. My son
was very upset. He knew it was his fault for not giving it to me
or his teacher for safe keeping, but still, Jeez!"
Not so fast, Mom.
Thieves can steal your phone and make a quick $30 to $200 by
selling it to stores or online with no questions asked. Many
states, including Alaska, don't have laws that require the thief
to tell anyone where they got the phone from.
AT&T (T) and T-Mobile will cancel your SIM card after a phone is
reported stolen to protect personal information, but any thief
can just slip in a new SIM and resell the phone on the black
market.
That phone, sans SIM, is easy money, and a growing target for
thieves.
Even the cool case you bought to hold little to no value to
those who don't care about your property ... it's still in your
pocket!
While you're arguing with an innocent kid and laying blame, the
true thief may be making a deal with your property.
It's an easy steal, and you didn't even know that tour child was
the victim. |
