[ubuntu-uk] non ubuntu related question! Buying a second hand phone, how can i avoid being scammed?

[javadayaz]

Hi all,
First of all i would like to apologise for the non Ubuntuness of this
thread.

I would just like to pick your brains on something.

I am thinking of buying a preowned phone from websites like gumtree. My
concern is after i have bought the phone, the seller rings up his insurance
reports it stolen and my phone gets blacklisted i.e blocked imei.

I was under the assumption that a network provider registers a phone to
their network but this doesnt seem to be the case. I have already asked a
network provider (orange) if they would register me as having new ownership
of a phone bought but they refused saying this cannot be done.

What are your thoughts on this?

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Regards

Javad
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