What happens if you block your SIM card?

Blocking SIM has nothing to do with your data in phone. SIM is only for saving messages, making calls and saving contacts. Messages and contact can be save in handset too if chosen. Blocking SIM make sure that no one can use your SIM to make calls/msgs, which can lead you in big trouble.

Can police track your SIM card?

Your phone and your SIM card contain unique identifiers about you, which can be accessed by the police to identify you. The IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) is a unique number associated with your SIM card. It doesn’t change, even if you put the SIM card into a different phone.

How do I report a lost SIM card?

1. Contact the SIM card’s service provider and check if the lost card is turned off and no unexpected usage occurs. 2. If your phone is stolen, report the incident and request your service provider to immediately block the SIM card.

Can police block your phone number?

Typically, you don’t have to answer their questions if you don’t want to. The police can also search you but only if they have reasonable grounds to suspect you’re carrying illegal objects such as drugs or weapons. The police cannot stop you to search your phone without your consent.

Can I keep my number if I lost my SIM card?

Can I keep my number when I get a new phone? You can indeed keep your old number – just ask your provider for a new SIM card, and when it arrives, it should use the same phone number as your old one.

How do police track a mobile number?

A mobile service provider can block the said mobile phone by putting the IMEI number in the black list. Once blacklisted, the phone is useless as it cannot be used anymore. The operator can also trace mobile phone using its IMEI number by GPS, thus helping you find the lost or stolen mobile phone.

What happens if the police search your sim card?

The SIM card contains a lot of personally identifying information that ties the phone to its user. It can also contain contact lists as a series of pairs of name and phone number. This means that if your SIM card is searched, it’s possible that the police will now identify and target the people you have in your address book.

What to do if you lost your phone with SIM card?

[If you lost your mobile phone with SIM card, first you need to contact your mobile phone provider, then the police. Here briefly describe on Sample Application to Police for Lost Report of SIM Card. You can show cause like misuse of your sim for any violation. You can modify this sample as your requirement.]

What happens to your phone when you go to the police?

You’re taken to the police station, you’re booked, and your phone is confiscated. When you’re let out, after a few hours or even a few days, your phone is handed back to you in a plastic baggie; the SIM card and SD card taped to the back. Someone has definitely gone through your digital belongings.

What should I do if my mobile phone has been stolen?

You should report it to your local police station as soon as you can by calling 101 or going in person. Your network provider will give you your phone’s identification number (IMEI), which you should pass on to the police. Make a note of the crime reference number – you’ll need it if you want to claim on insurance.