This is police advice in case your mobile phone is stolen.

City festivals, concerts, crowded beaches… All of this is synonymous with summer, but it is also the equivalent of its “August” in the literal sense of the word for strangers’ friends who take advantage of carelessness and crowds of people to commit quick and very effective thefts. And the most frequent (and growing) victim is mobile phones. So it is not surprising that Police recommend following certain rules in case of theft.

Obviously, this is a theft that, although in terms of economic value, may not be very important, in terms of information, agenda, data, application keys, etc., in our time it is almost vital. That is why it is so important there is some type of screen lock so it takes more time for scammers to try to steal data inside the smartphone.

The second is to try to find a phone. Obviously, you will have to ask for a cell phone or a computer. It does not matter if the operating system is different from your cell phone. So many On iOS and Android, you can access iCloud or Find My Device respectively.. After you enter your user data (remember to delete the access information from the rented mobile phone afterwards), you will be able to see if it is near you. You might be lucky. In this case, you will have the option to broadcast audio, select the mobile phone as well. will sound at full volumeeven if it is in silent or vibration mode, for 5 minutes.

If you still can’t find it, the next step is to lock it so they can’t access the phone, make calls, or download your passwords or content. Among the options you’ll have on the Find My Device or iCloud page is the ability to lock the terminal. Select and proceed to the next steps.

Just in case, Also block your SIM card by calling your operator.

. Only do this step if you can’t find it anymore: by blocking your SIM card, you make it very difficult to locate.

The next step to prevent demons from taking you over is to delete the contents of your mobile phone. It will still be in the cloud, but it won’t be visible on your mobile phone.. This option is also located on the same page mentioned earlier.

Now comes the hard part: you have to unlink your mobile phone from all your accounts… social media, messaging apps, games, and if you can, even banks. Basically, all apps have this option. The quickest way is to unlink your Google account (which gives you access to many apps) or Apple ID. And from there, what you consider more important or urgent: banks, social media, messagingetc.

Then comes the time to complain. First the police, then the bank (if you have related apps). For this You will need the unique device identification code (IMEI) which, if you’re smart about it, should already be written down somewhere… Although almost no one does. To find out your code, you can see it on the phone box, by calling *#060# from the device or through the “Settings” menu… but you only have one option if you were Mobile phone stolen: call your operator

. The police will ask you to enter this code to file a report. This is a way to know that they are looking for your mobile phone.

It won’t take long if you have quick access to the device and remember your Google or Apple passwords. Hopefully, you won’t have to use it.