Remember that $US3M iPhone 3GS heist in Belgium last month? Burglars nabbed 3,000-4,000 handsets. Now, according to blogs uncovered by Cult of Mac, they’re being offloaded in Russia (where the 3GS isn’t available) in batches of 100-cash only.
Problem is, Interpol has a list of the phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI), which carriers can use to block the devices. We had already warned against grabbing an iPhone in a Belgian back alley…you can add Russia to that list. (I much prefer back alleys in the Netherlands, anyway). [Cult of Mac via PC World]
glennc
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 11:42 AMi figured they would look at the most corrupt, crime ridden country first. no surprise there