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Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by alphaNomega: 2:01pm On May 27, 2024
Kelvin30286063:
2020, I bought the new Samsung S20 Ultra, the phone was so good that I was almost worshipping it. Display was amazing, smooth and everything. I didn't know there's more to that phone until I lost it. I went to one of the drug stores at shoprite and forgot it there. That was my mistake but the store attendant should have demanded a compensation and given me my phone which I would have gladly paid and even thank him. Instead he turned it off and tried to play me.
But the thing with Samsung is, you can easily track it even when it's off. Especially if you take the time to set up your Find My Device settings.
I decided to leave the guy alone but I couldn't afford to drag the matter for too long cos at the end of that month (March 29), Buhari decided to start lock down. Luckily they only locked down major cities so Ondo state was not included yet so I used my wife's phone to track mine (we use the same type of phones)
Lo and behold, I found my phone, called a few thugs in my street (Thank God I have been giving them money whenever I drive by so it was easy to ask for their assistance)
We went to the guy's house with the help of the tracking map and we met him at home, he started denying and claiming I'm intimidating him even after telling me he didn't see my phone. I told him we want to search his house, he said no, he started calling his neighbors and a few people gathered. Then under the tracking location, I saw "Ring"
It came to me that I can make the phone ring where ever it is. I didn't know it will work especially since I believe the phone is turned off but I pressed it anyway and just like that, I started hearing samsung default ring tone loud and clear in the room. He was trying to talk over it so we won't hear the sound but ofcourse it didn't work.
After we found the phone inside one of his bags, the boys that came with me gave him a few dirty slaps and some punches. I told them to leave him alone and we left. I gave the 3 of them 15k and that was the end of it. I later went to shoprite to report to the management and they invited him, when he saw me, he started begging but that didn't save him. I think he was fired cos I haven't seen him at the drug store, yes I still go to the drug store 😂
The guy is lucky his name and identity is not public knowledge.

He could be working somewhere now or doing business with someone, stealing, and will deny when caught.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by CJStarz: 4:41pm On May 27, 2024
Redomi:
Already tracked, every details gotten, but we need to use one of the new user contact to get him, we are going to pick him up tomorrow
Wow
Good to know.
Quote me when you eventually succeed.
He don buy market
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by StylesX: 2:32pm On May 29, 2024
yusufu16:
The money for tracking is even enough to buy another phone.
Do you still do ui, ux? And when last did you win from designcrowd
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by yusufu16: 4:40pm On May 29, 2024
StylesX:
Do you still do ui, ux? And when last did you win from designcrowd
I am now using contra.com The pay on designcrow is not that much but it’s a good place to start as a beginner.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Baamivic: 6:34pm On May 29, 2024
Redomi:
3 weeks ago (3/5/2023) thief climb the fence of our house and jump into our compound, cut the window netting of each apartment and takes away 4 phones including my Oraimo 27,000mah power bank.
The next day we report the case at the police station, the police asked us to pay 30k for tracking of one of the phone (oppo A55) we paid immediately.
Today the police called that they have gotten a target, someone using the phone in a nearby town, just 35km to where we stay.
The police still charged us another 65k which is for mobilization and other things.
Please share your experience let's learn.
It really work, I have gotten 2 of my phone back with the help of police.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Love800(m): 8:16pm On Jun 02, 2024
Whats independent tracker?
Enskynelson:
Quite true. More reason I advised he thread carefully. I used an independent tracker and not even the Police. The Police only came in at the tail end of it, when we were ready to apprehend the culprits.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Enskynelson(m): 8:20pm On Jun 02, 2024
Love800:
Whats independent tracker?
The person who tracked the phone was not a police officer. Even though he may have been, it was not an official police case.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Love800(m): 8:28pm On Jun 02, 2024
Hello.
Pls how do i join the police force?
Kencyl:
I’m a serving policeman in Osun state command and I can boldly tell you tracking really exist because I’ve done it several time even interstate . I do phone IMEI tracking,phone number tracking and IMEI retrieval in case you lost the particulars of ur stolen phone but I’ll never request for payment till your tracking analysis is ready. If you are in good hands,you can pay for the tracking ones ur phone is located and also mobilization then all your expenses will be recovered for you from the suspect(s) if u want to settle amicably or suspect will be charged to court
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by jmoore(m): 8:29pm On Jun 02, 2024
Redomi:
I'll quote you again tomorrow
Tomorrow don pass oh. 9ja police don scam you?
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Love800(m): 8:41pm On Jun 02, 2024
Sir pls, can i beg you for feeding.
Poverty is romancing me very hard.
Not gotten a good job.
1-2k will do for me.
I beg u sir, if u can.
GAZZUZZ:
Depends on the value of your phone.

I have personally written down the IMEI of my gadgets as the 3 of them would buy a good used corolla .

I hope they never get stolen. But if they do ₦500,000k for tracking will not be a problem .
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Love800(m): 8:49pm On Jun 02, 2024
Okay.
Where do you get to see those independent trackers?
Enskynelson:
The person who tracked the phone was not a police officer. Even though he may have been, it was not an official police case.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Ajoray: 8:15am On Jun 03, 2024
ChiefOkoye:
Being a tracker i will use this media to educate your ignorant minds,phone or number tracking is only done by three agencies in Nigeria. Those agencies are authorized by NCC to do that...no individual has power to track phone or phone number. Those parading themselves as trackers work hand in hand with officials tracking for any of the three agencies. The 3 agencies are
1, The Police
2, The Dss
3, Efcc
Any government agencies or individuals that wish to do so must liaise with these agencies. The problem of tracking phones these days are; when technology is invented to fight crimes...Criminals are restless, they must surely invent counter advice. Phones like Tecno,Infinix,Itel are all inferior phones and are not trackable when lost because criminals use computer software to change the imei number of those phones making it impossible to track. That is why we always advocate you go for quality globally recognized phones like Samsung, OPPO, Xamio, Oneplus, Nokia, HTC, Asus, Google, etc those brands have a world class software that can't allow anyone temper with the imei. So don't blame police if you pay for them to track your inferior phones,they might not get it if it got to the hands of real phone criminals. I always give clients 10% chances of getting their lost inferior phones but if its superior phones,i give you 100% even if it takes the criminals 5years of cooling the phone (according to them) we must get them.
That's it....
can you track an iphone 13 pro that was lost in a bus about 3 months ago
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Ajoray: 8:17am On Jun 03, 2024
Kencyl:
I’m a serving policeman in Osun state command and I can boldly tell you tracking really exist because I’ve done it several time even interstate . I do phone IMEI tracking,phone number tracking and IMEI retrieval in case you lost the particulars of ur stolen phone but I’ll never request for payment till your tracking analysis is ready. If you are in good hands,you can pay for the tracking ones ur phone is located and also mobilization then all your expenses will be recovered for you from the suspect(s) if u want to settle amicably or suspect will be charged to court
hello sir. can you track an iphone 13 pro that was lost about 3 months ago
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by davis51(m): 8:02am On Jun 24, 2024
Redomi:
I already got the contact of the new user and his address, going to pick him up tomorrow
any update abt ur phone
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by wahalaO(m): 2:09pm On Jun 24, 2024
davis51:
any update abt ur phone
No update since May.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Nwanna2588: 4:23pm On Aug 30, 2024
My budget is N45k. I need iPad that's iOS version 16. Okay with my budget then

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Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by dobiee(f): 11:30am On Oct 01, 2024
Is it possible for a suspect who stole redmi note 12 pro that was tracked down to pay 350,000 for tracking and incurred fee
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by sunnymighty(m): 4:36pm On Oct 01, 2024
dobiee:
Is it possible for a suspect who stole redmi note 12 pro that was tracked down to pay 350,000 for tracking and incurred fee
Rephrase your statement, the word 'Suspect' seem a big deal to me here. Was the phone traced to him? If it is established that he actually stole the phone,then he is nolonger a suspect but a thief.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by dobiee(f): 12:12am On Oct 02, 2024
Yes the person stole the phone and was tracked down and told to pay 350,000 after returning the phone to the owner for tracking fee or go to court
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by dobiee(f): 12:13am On Oct 02, 2024
sunnymighty:
Rephrase your statement, the word 'Suspect' seem a big deal to me here. Was the phone traced to him? If it is established that he actually stole the phone,then he is nolonger a suspect but a thief.
yes the phone was stolen by the person after tracking down the phone and giving it back to the owner he was told to pay 350,000 or go to court
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by sayusuf(m): 4:10pm On Nov 03, 2024
I need sure link to track my stolen phone in Lagos asap
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by noobody(m): 9:53am On Nov 04, 2024
sayusuf:
I need sure link to track my stolen phone in Lagos asap
There is no sure link,
Go to police, yet you would be extorted but it might work

Anybody from nairaland who promises they can do it, they are scammers , thieves, liars.
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by sayusuf(m): 11:18am On Nov 04, 2024
noobody:
There is no sure link,
Go to police, yet you would be extorted but it might work

Anybody from nairaland who promises they can do it, they are scammers , thieves, liars.
Thank you
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Sharper: 12:52am On Nov 21, 2024
Redomi:
I already got the contact of the new user and his address, going to pick him up tomorrow
How much did you pay because I'm currently looking into tracking my iphone 7plus
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Sharper: 1:02am On Nov 21, 2024
ChiefOkoye:
Being a tracker i will use this media to educate your ignorant minds,phone or number tracking is only done by three agencies in Nigeria. Those agencies are authorized by NCC to do that...no individual has power to track phone or phone number. Those parading themselves as trackers work hand in hand with officials tracking for any of the three agencies. The 3 agencies are
1, The Police
2, The Dss
3, Efcc
Any government agencies or individuals that wish to do so must liaise with these agencies. The problem of tracking phones these days are; when technology is invented to fight crimes...Criminals are restless, they must surely invent counter advice. Phones like Tecno,Infinix,Itel are all inferior phones and are not trackable when lost because criminals use computer software to change the imei number of those phones making it impossible to track. That is why we always advocate you go for quality globally recognized phones like Samsung, OPPO, Xamio, Oneplus, Nokia, HTC, Asus, Google, etc those brands have a world class software that can't allow anyone temper with the imei. So don't blame police if you pay for them to track your inferior phones,they might not get it if it got to the hands of real phone criminals. I always give clients 10% chances of getting their lost inferior phones but if its superior phones,i give you 100% even if it takes the criminals 5years of cooling the phone (according to them) we must get them.
That's it....
Are Iphones inferior now?
Because my iphone 7plus got stolen and people told me to forget about it because it doesn't receive update anymore from apple
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Tundezy6(m): 7:42pm On Nov 21, 2024
Sharper:
Are Iphones inferior now?
Because my iphone 7plus got stolen and people told me to forget about it because it doesn't receive update anymore from apple
You just wasted your money be that, wey you supposed to buy TECNO phones that come with tracker to hack the thief
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Samafroxy22(m): 10:53pm On Jan 10, 2025
Any update about the phone yet @op
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by augustineanokye: 2:05am On Jan 12, 2025
phone tracking by police in abuja is free

you can also use : phone-imei-tracker.pro

Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Ajoray: 1:38am On Mar 31, 2025
Enskynelson:
In 2016, my counsin's wife lost her phone when she came home for a wedding. They didn't have much time so they went back to base in Abuja leaving me to follow up with the tracker (not police) who was at Abuja. The tracker communicated with me and told me what to do. When he successfully tracked the phone, he told me to go to the nearest police station and make a report which I did. I was assigned an officer and the number of the person with the phone. The tracker kept calling a guy whom the guy with the stolen phone used the stolen phone to call. He called the guy to meet him for business at a certain location where I and the police officer were waiting. Lo, the guy came. We explained to him and he took us to the guy who was with the stolen phone and surprisingly, the guy was with the Camon phone.
Police arrested the guy ... The guy said he bought the phone for about 10k from a man. We picked the man too.
They were made to pay for all the expenses of the tracking and I am sure police milked them too before letting them go.

My advice is that you guys should thread carefully to be sure the police are not trying to make money from you. But if the thief is caught, he should be made to pay for all the expenses as well as the gadgets stolen from your compound.
Hello. Please share the contact of the tracker
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Mary911(f): 3:38pm On Apr 04, 2025
Ajoray:
Hello. Please share the contact of the tracker
Hmm
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by Openair: 1:44am On Apr 05, 2025
My iPhone 13 pro max just got stolen from my apartment. first I received a message that my password has been reset and almost immediately that Find My had been deactivated, please what can I do ? I don't know how the person got around it, please I need help 🙏
I still have the receipt!
Re: Ever Tracked A Stolen Phone Before? Share Your Experience by 3kay945(m): 11:22am On Apr 05, 2025
Openair:
My iPhone 13 pro max just got stolen from my apartment. first I received a message that my password has been reset and almost immediately that Find My had been deactivated, please what can I do ? I don't know how the person got around it, please I need help 🙏
I still have the receipt!
Is your password that easy to guess? I don't understand how easy and fast it was for the thief.
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