Link: UK Stolen Mobiles Market Hits £2.6bn – TrustedReviews

It seems mobile phone owners can often be neatly divided into two categories: 1. Those who have never lost/had their phone stolen and 2. Those who can’t seem to keep hold of their handset for more than a few months at a time. Well, both may be more connected than you might think…

According to CheckMEND, the online stolen property checking service, there is now an estimated £5 billion worth of stolen goods on sale over the Internet at any one time in the UK and up to £2.6bn of that is estimated to come from mobile phones. So category one owners, where did you purchase your mobile? Chances are it may have come from the misfortune of category two!