Hey Totse,

So basically I was at a LAN center in not really what I would call a 'bad' area but there was a particularly cunt-worthy group of people in the row behind me. I'd taken my wallet and my phone out of my pocket and placed them on the desk and started to play some games.

An hour later, I went to go to the toilet which was two levels down in the building and when I came back my wallet and phone were gone, and so were the group of people.

They had left in a hurry and stupidly enough one of them had left his account signed in, with his Bebo and Hotmail still loginable (I don't have access to these anymore though).

So, now, I have one of the guys full name, email address, home address and home phone number along with Hotmail and Skype username.

I am really pissed off.

I was considering just posting all of the details on 4chan and seeing what happens but I'm not sure. I just would like to get some revenge or scare him into returning it.


Your advice is appreciated.

Be mature.

Call them and ask for your things back. If they refuse to give it back, I'm sure they would rub it in that they stole your things. Record the conversation, then press charges.

Why stoop to their level and get yourself into legal trouble as well?

Yeah, just call them and ask for it back, record the conversation (do a 3-way call with an answering machine if you have no other means to do this) and if they don't, go to the cops. If that doesn't pan out, then let the internets have at them.

Yeah, you guys are right. I haven't called the home phone yet but I tried multiple times to reach them at my own mobile phone. In panic I locked the SIM and phone so I can't do that anymore but I will give a ring to the home phone soon.

Very good idea for recording the call, I wish I had thought of it earlier so I could record the mobile one. They give me so much shit like, "Oh, you want your phone back? Well, you give me a blowjob and you can have it."

Thanks for your advice though. :)


EDIT: I just went a reported it to the police but unfortunetly they can't do anything without a witness or physical evidence.

Get them to admit to stealing the phone and tell them you are not bothered, however record the conversation using a phone or other digital recording device.

Then take it to the Cops [Remembering to make a back-up copy of the audio recording.] along with the information you have found out about them.

Edit - Dang. I saw your edit and I guess I posted a little to late.

Hence the recorded confession...

Did you tell the police they admitted to having your phone?

If you nag the cops enough, they'll probably do something to check it out. Keep trying to get a recording, too.

There's a lesson for you, keep valuable stuff with you at all times.

Just out of curiosity what was his bebo name.

This. I am never more than a yard away from my laptop. While I wouldn't terribly mind if it got stolen (from a security standpoint), I'm paranoid about keyloggers and cold-boot.

http://mcgonnigle.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/lightning.jpg

This thread needed some lightning.

Can't the cell phone company track your phone? Explain the situation to them, see if you can get them and the police talking to each other. I don't think the police will doubt your story if your phone turns out to be in the dude's house...