Save your memories, save your phone!!

                                                       We are focusing our efforts on tackling smartphone theft in London.

Analysis shows phone theft claims in UK have risen by 425% since 2021. 

The best insurance is preparation and prevention. 

The Metropolitan Police advise using your phone for the shortest possible time on the street and avoid texting while walking.

Criminals often use bikes or mopeds when snatching devices, so watch out for any nearby when using your phone and stand away from the roadside. 

Keep your phone physically secure. You can use phone cases with straps or lanyards that attach to your wrist to help keep you connected to your phone. They're not 100% secure but may act as a deterrent. 

Switch on your phone's security features to protect your phone and use the keypad lock so that thieves cannot immediately access your phone or use the biometric authentication if your phone has it (fingerprint or facial recognition).

Criminals may be targeting your business as well, to sell you stolen items. Accepting stolen phones directly contributes to increasing theft in your area. Handling stolen items also carries legal and financial risks for both business owners and staff such as fines, closures or prosecution. 

If you follow the below steps, you are buying or selling responsibly and not helping criminals’ profit from stolen goods and help reduce theft in your neighbourhood. 

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Together, we protect what matters-memories for ever.