Phone IMEI is showing as Stolen one month after purchase

[rx7boi]

Sorry to hear that. You're correct about the insurance/phone replacement scam.

What G-ZUS said. Or as per my post on first page, sell it it as an as-is blacklisted device either on Kijiji or eBay, for parts or otherwise.

People know that you're stuck between a rock and a hard place with a device that doesn't work in Canada, so you can either hold on to it or just cut your losses and move on.

Personally I'd say sell it in person locally for cash because eBay doesn't offer good seller protection. You'll slit your wrists if you decide to sell online and run into a scammy buyer haha.

[Mitsu3000gt]

What does the seller have to gain by doing this? I assume if the phone is stolen goods, the seller can't blacklist it, so what does a regular person selling a phone on Kijiji have to gain by blacklisting their old phone a month later?

[pheoxs]

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What does the seller have to gain by doing this? I assume if the phone is stolen goods, the seller can't blacklist it, so what does a regular person selling a phone on Kijiji have to gain by blacklisting their old phone a month later?

Buy an insurance plan to cover your phone
Claim it’s stolen after the fact
Insurance company replaces your phone and you get to keep the cash from selling your phone