CheckMEND press release now available for 2008
If you have an interest in the CheckMEND service please feel free to download the latest press release for 2008... Open now (Requires Acrobat Reader)
Buying & Selling Mobile Phones
Safely on eBay using CheckMEND
eBay works closely with the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (a part of the Metropolitan Police Service) to eliminate the sales of such items. We have collaborated to create the following guidelines to help you...Read more
The CheckMEND service flags up stolen goods!
Although mobile phones top the CheckMEND hotlist of stolen items, the property identification company said the anonymity of online auctions means criminals can now sell just about anything... Read more
CheckMEND News
CheckMEND launches new online blog!
23 May 2008
Our CheckMEND blog will aim to keep you updated on any online shopping crime, crime prevention topics and stolen goods statistics. We shall let you know what’s going on in the world of ‘hot goods’ and any relevant breaking news…
SUN NEWS - Crime network is worth £5billion.
CROOKS are quitting car boot sales and turning to websites like Facebook to sell stolen goods worth an estimated £5BILLION. - Published: 21 May 2008
Tougher checks by boot sales and Internet auction sites are forcing criminals to find new outlets, experts say.
But the growth of social networking sites like Facebook has led to an explosion of sales by criminals using their in-built marketplaces.
Researchers identify two stolen items – from mobile phones to iPods – every minute.
They work with police and have a database of 30million stolen goods.
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Crackdown on London mobile crime gangs.
Mobile News International - MaryLou Costa, 3 January 2008
A massive crackdown by police on criminal gangs and thieves in London has resulted in 56 arrests and the seizure of 324 mobile phones. The National Mobile Phone Crime Unit (NMPCU) has installed undercover police officers and engaged informants in eight London boroughs, considered to be the capital’s hotspots for mobile phone crime, as part of the wide-ranging investigation, called ‘Operation Prestige’... Read More.
Stolen mobiles blocked within 24 hours - Personal Computer World.
www.pcw.co.uk - Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeractive 26 October 2007
Recycling companies check the same database, and will not buy stolen phones... to the Home Office recommended global stolen property database, Check Mend....Read More.
New website checks for stolen goods.
The Daily Mail online - 06 July 2006
With on-line auction sites continuing to grow in popularity, the CheckMEND database allows Internet shoppers to check whether the goods they are purchasing ...Read More.
How to steer clear of dodgy gear!
The Times Online - 29 July 2006
The new service at www.checkmend.com works in a similar way to checks .... just e-mail your details, including your phone number, to moneymot@thetimes.co.uk ...Read More.
Are your gadgets stolen property?
Tech Digest - 7 July 2007
CheckMEND, a new service that checks if goods are stolen or reporting missing, might put your mind at... Read More.