Buying a used phone is not a bad choice.
It’s affordable and as easy as buying a new phone thanks to an online platform like OLX.
However, it is always recommended to practice carefully and check whether the device is not stolen or compromised, because the same can bring problems for you in the future.
Police Delhi in posting on the Twitter microblogging platform has asked them to buy used phones to check the device IMEI number on the Zipnet website.
“Beware of buying used phones.
It may have been stolen / used in crime.
Immeis phones reportedly registered at #Delhipolice #zipnet System and distributed to @dot_india to block Imeis which makes cellphones can not be used.
Check the zipnet delhipolice”, said tweets distributed by Delhi Police.
Beware of buying used phones.
May have been stolen / used in crime.
The telephone reported like that, Imeis is …
https://t.co/CRXZ8O8DDE- #Dilkipolice Delhi Police (@DelHipolice) 1626591122000imei or an international cellular equipment identity number is a 15-digit number that is unique for each device.
It acts as a fingerprint for each device and can be used to identify devices on the network, if the smartphone is stolen.
Here you can check the IMEI from your mobile on the website Visit https://zipnet.delhipolice.gov.in/ and click on the lost cellphone Enter the imei number you want to buy if the phone you buy has been stolen / lost / used In crime, the ZIPNET database will show the IMEI number.
ZIPNET (zonal integrated police network) was introduced in 2004.
The main objective is to share crime and criminal information in real-time.
It acts as an online repository for Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Punjab and Chandigarh, Uttarakhand police and Himachal Pradesh.
Buy a used phone? Delhi’s police want you to check this first
