Dear Friend,

Please advice me to do since my iPhone 3GS "kena rompak" by some indian guy,
already make the police report and soon get to maxis centre...
and please pass this message to others that this iPhone is "barang curi"

iPhone 3GS White 16GB
Serial Number: 889281JJ3NQ
IMEI : 011948002382700

Area: Klang

did you subscribe to mobileME

call maxis cantre asap to block your simcard

last time my dad's phone stolen, bill more than rm1k

Already block the simcard and also i put sim lock number and iPhone lock number

Mind sharing how they "rompak"?
Just curious..

This post has been edited by johnsonwps: Aug 4 2009, 12:02 AM

Actually i am on my way to 7 Eleven but in middle of the road came i indian guy with Honda EX5 and then show the parang and ask me to give the phone
i can't do anything since he carry "parang" is like the "ragut" and the road is very dark..

so sorry to hear that !!

the iphone 3GS was reported lost !! does we still need to carry on the ivalue plan ?????

This post has been edited by happymeal80: Aug 4 2009, 12:21 AM

which part of klang u kena rompak ?

when the theft using ur phone no. it easier to catch the thief.. just look at the bill and look at most frequency no he dial.. and call that no.. mybe that no are his fwen's no

sorry to hear that....

of course. Maxis do not bare for your loss. You still need to pay full of the value plan until the contract is over

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Aug 4 2009, 12:28 AM

wah!!! really a huge lost !!! better becareful when carry the iphone...

when they called myanmar, how to track?

If only you had MobileMe, you could trace your iphone no matter where the phone is on the planet.

and how to subscribe MobileMe?
i think i heard before,tapi di mana ya??!

Should be able to nego with Maxis if you've the police report.

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Added on August 4, 2009, 10:57 amcheck apple web.

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Aug 4 2009, 10:57 AM

which part of klg ?

im from klg.

Klang are Jln Kapar near Batu Belah Petronas station and the indian guy must
be selling the iPhone at Shaw centre point Klang coz i dont think so he know to
use iPhone since he looks like stupid people desperate to want some money and
i think the iPhone locked with passcode ready...

then good for him.
a huge loss for you but at least he doesnt profit from it right?

i dont really get it o.o i dont know much about iphones ... cant reset something and sell away?

the petronas with NGV rite ?

how come he alone oso can rob u ??

MobileMe uses GPS right?

if the thief lives in high rise or anywhere with a weak signal then still GPS cant lock

i think he said he locked it.

er parang wins all.

Hi TS,
sorry to hijack this thread.

Everyone,
My iphone 3gs oso kena rompak in kepong area.
Now the thief got caught according to police and police department is holding my phone as evidence.
How can i get it back? Wait until the case closes first? i heard that there's a form to retrieve my stuffs back, is that correct?
I am really frustrating now.
Any good suggestions will be appreciated greatly.

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 5 2009, 10:20 AM

ur 1 lucky man.

Today is the third day my iPhone 3GS missing, i am really miss my beauty white baby...
Maybe if my rezeki come again i will buy another iPhone 3GS...
May god punishment the theft and send him to hell when he die
By the way, is it have possible way to track my iPhone?

Maybe u can hv a try at the store.
Try asking any 2nd hand Ifon.
check for their EMEI.

If found, den jz lodge a report.
U might get the phone back.

Consider tak de rezeki aje lah,
coz,maybe ada hikmah di sebalik Incident,
insyallah after tis GOD gave u more Rezeki,
believed me..

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 5 2009, 10:03 AM)

Hi TS,
sorry to hijack this thread.

Everyone,
My iphone 3gs oso kena rompak in kepong area.
Now the thief got caught according to police and police department is holding my phone as evidence.
How can i get it back? Wait until the case closes first? i heard that there's a form to retrieve my stuffs back, is that correct?
I am really frustrating now.
Any good suggestions will be appreciated greatly.

Let me help you out with that, my wife's phone also got robbed once, she was speaking on her phone in Mentari park and someone came from behind while she was entering her car and snatched the phone away. Gutsy lady she was she ran after him, he was already on the bike behind her car ready to run away and she did well..if you watch wrestling and know who's Edge, she did a spear on him and got him off his bike.

She shouted for help and was holding the guy down. All this while I was on the phone with her. Anyway that's another story. She got help allright, there was 2 restaurants at each side and folks in there rushed out, whacked the thief and held him till the police came.

I came much later to the police station, my wife was there earlier. The phone was held as evidence. Itll be used in court later. They held on to the phone for 3 days after which it was released with a form in which it mentions that my wife must attend to court in a maximum of 3 months from the date, of which the phone must not change its nature of outlook and of use. That means if you are using a scratched up Nokia with a Maxis number, it will still have to be same scratched up phone ( no changing of covers, even adding on protection of any sort ) and still must show in effect a Maxis number.

Called 2 months later, she didnt have to give testimony, her phone however was used as evidence and the culprit got 9 years jail with 2 whips a day. Pretty harsh, but hers wasnt the first phone stolen by the guy, when they caught him, he already had 5 phones and 8 different purse stolen and he's a repeat offender.

So thats it. You can get the phone back provided you promise nothing changes till the case is called.

Thanks for your comment!!!

The inspector just keeps telling me to wait and wait and wait...i am not sure if he's really doing something about my case, he even took my ic and driving license as evidence, i mean can he actually do that?

I am really upset...but after knowing your's wife case, i feel lighter now. However, you were saying that they held on to the phone for 3 days which means 3 days in court or totally they held the phone in police station for 3 days? For my case, it's more than 3 days already and i think it's still held in the police station.
Do you still remember what that form is called? I think it's called form 413 right?

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Added on August 7, 2009, 4:18 pmHmm....not really...
I used that phone for less than 2 days.
Now it's being held by the police, not sure if they will give it back to me....soon...

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 7 2009, 04:18 PM

much respect to your gutsy wife.

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 7 2009, 03:57 PM)

Thanks for your comment!!!

The inspector just keeps telling me to wait and wait and wait...i am not sure if he's really doing something about my case, he even took my ic and driving license as evidence, i mean can he actually do that?

I am really upset...but after knowing your's wife case, i feel lighter now. However, you were saying that they held on to the phone for 3 days which means 3 days in court or totally they held the phone in police station for 3 days? For my case, it's more than 3 days already and i think it's still held in the police station.
Do you still remember what that form is called? I think it's called form 413 right?

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Added on August 7, 2009, 4:18 pm

Hmm....not really...
I used that phone for less than 2 days.
Now it's being held by the police, not sure if they will give it back to me....soon...

Sorry, didnt check the forums for quite a while been preety busy.
Yep 3 days in the police possesion. And also yes correct form 413.
In court it was just 30 minutes brought in as evidence although you also need to be present.

As police he has a right to demand your IC and Driving License but then again, he should at least
give you something to show he has them ie receipt or something like that, as in what if suddenly you get caught jaywalking and someone thought you came from some weird country

QUOTE(nimrod2 @ Aug 9 2009, 11:52 AM)

much respect to your gutsy wife.

Haha thanks boss!
Although at that time I did think she was a little crazy doing that Edge spear like that

Ic...Now my iphone is being held by the police, shouldn't they give me a receipt or something? to prove that they actually have my staff with them?
Thanks.

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 12 2009, 12:03 AM

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 12 2009, 12:03 AM)

Ic...Now my iphone is being held by the police, shouldn't they give me a receipt or something? to prove that they actually have my staff with them?
Thanks.

Yes they have to. Evidence or not, that item belongs to you and must be returned to you in the end as the rightful owner. Ask for an acknowledgement slip or something like which shows its in their possesion. If you leave it at that the iphone will be 'lost' in the system.

In short, you wont get anything back. Pretty much would have been better to have lost in to the thief in the first place if its going to go to another thief anyway right ? So go, its your right to bug them and to get that acknowledgement slip, the item is yours to begin with, they only should hold on to it as evidence and not for their use.

I did ask actually.
Now the police only gives me back my ic and license, however when I ask that police whether i should sign something like "receipt" or not...the inspector said "tak payah"~~~

And when i wanted to get back the phone, he said it's evidence, can only be released after the case is "closed"!
When i asked him about the form 413, he said no such thing at first, he even asked me who says got such form called form 413...
Afterwards, when i asked again, he said "kalau saya serah handphone itu kepada kamu, boleh kamu tanggungjawab tak? jika kamu kena rompak lagi, hilang atau apa-apa, boleh kamu tanggung tak?"...and i answered him "boleh"...he still dun wan give me back.
hai...really getting frustrated with this inspector.
What should i do? Wait???

allow the perompak to use the phone to indetify the calls he made. then track him like a hyena tracking a sick buffalo.

about the policeman keeping the phone from you, i think u should talk to his supervisor or someone in charge.
very often the public gets bullied because we dont know our rights.
so stand up for your rights man.

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 12 2009, 05:28 PM)

Afterwards, when i asked again, he said "kalau saya serah handphone itu kepada kamu, boleh kamu tanggungjawab tak? jika kamu kena rompak lagi, hilang atau apa-apa, boleh kamu tanggung tak?"...and i answered him "boleh"...he still dun wan give me back.
hai...really getting frustrated with this inspector.
What should i do? Wait???

This is the exact questions that was asked of my wife. Which is also the reason why I mentioned earlier that nothing is to be changed on the Phone. Now to the next comment from nimrod2 he's right.

QUOTE(nimrod2 @ Aug 13 2009, 03:43 PM)

about the policeman keeping the phone from you, i think u should talk to his supervisor or someone in charge.
very often the public gets bullied because we dont know our rights.
so stand up for your rights man.

Youre right bro. There's a reason why people can come out on bail. Why stolen cars can be used back by the owners until the time the case is called. A case can take months or even years to be solved. Dont tell me that if someone stole your car, police finds the car, leaves the car in compound for 7 months till case is closed ( that is if youre lucky ). If its to leave your car for 7 months wouldnt it have just been better that the car is never found ?

Yes, request to speak to a supervisor or if he's running the place, ask advise from another police station, they shouldnt be holding the phone for that long. If its a murder weapon then yes. DNA's and everything on the item will be taken into account. Dont tell me that the police is keeping your iphone just to ensure the thief's DNA is on the phone ? That's a little on the absurd side.

This post has been edited by havocx: Aug 13 2009, 06:58 PM

well that is the case of most malaysians - either we're misinformed or just plain stupid.

the reason why policemen fear lawyers are simply because they know their rights, and thus cannot be bullied.
the policemen are there for a reason and they are to serve the public in the most efficient manner possible.

i bet if you complain about asking his supervisor, that officer will start treating you nicely.

The inspector told me that the case is going to last for 1 or 2 years....damn...i wont speak to him again, i will speak to someone else.....at first, he told me that the he can submit pictures of that phone, but now he telling me diff story...he said small portable devices cannot submit picture, only cars can.....I am so sicked!!! He's changing so fast...I dunno what his intention is....trying to own that phone or? whatever it is, i will go for someone else...

i think he is trying to own the phone la brother. =/

you know what, go for his superiors. take note of his name, etc. cos as far as i know, things like 'are you responsible enough to take care of your stuff?' does not arise in robbing matters like this. the police only holds yr things if it is made to be evidences in court.

police nowadays are so corrupt. man, i feel sorry for my own country -.-

This is totally insane.. which balai u report huh?

should write a letter to the press also.

include copies of your police report.

Ya, according to him, the phone will become evidence~~~But it just does not make sense if my phone is held by police for 1 or 2 years.

I reported the case at Balai Kepong.

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Added on August 18, 2009, 3:52 pmHuh? will that work actually? Maybe i should go for mca?

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 18 2009, 03:52 PM

hmm.. Balai Kepong.. can u pm me thats inspector name and details u know about him.

sorry to hear that ~
damn those robber

By the way, anyone knows how to lock down the iphone remotely in case i cant get back the phone? To make sure noone can use that phone as well...
Can maxis or apple do that for me?
Thanks.

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 19 2009, 11:47 AM

i think someone said something about an app that can lock the phone or locate the phone.

with the serial number, i think the line operator can ban the phone from the networks.

erm . in my case when i m form 3 , my n-gage qd get stolen by some drug addictor , i m lucky the phone was founded and the people who stole it get caught and the case need to go to court ,
i can use the hp with few condition and regulation .
the hp cannot change it looks like what havox said ,
it cannot be missing before the case was not closed or else i will be fined rm800 ( the price that time i bought it )


it need one year to close the case . ( few time go to court when secondary school -.-'')

The case takes one year to close? I don't think that the criminal will be held in custody for one year until the case closes and the judge condemn how many years right?

Ya, at first, the inspector said can submit the pictures of the phone then release the phone to me, on the same conditions as you said, but next time i saw him, he changed his story, he said no such thing, he said small portable devices cannot submit pictures.

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 20 2009, 10:17 AM

I advise u to go to ur district police station and bring along ur report and those evidence about ur phone keep by the inspector. Seek for help from sarjan rank above. Back to your case its damn nonsense. I once b4 met the same situation but i can take back oso in a week after the police confirm the item belongs to me. In condition of same like most other said, no changing outlook and my case about 6months went 3 times to court. Quite troublesome. U go mca i think they oso no choi u de lar.. lolx ur phone like keluar mulut buaya masuk mulut singa..

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 20 2009, 10:16 AM)

The case takes one year to close? I don't think that the criminal will be held in custody for one year until the case closes and the judge condemn how many years right?

Ya, at first, the inspector said can submit the pictures of the phone then release the phone to me, on the same conditions as you said, but next time i saw him, he changed his story, he said no such thing, he said small portable devices cannot submit pictures.

Depending on evidence as well as the case created against the culprit and the availability of the folks in the courts, yes it may take that long, it also depends on if the culprit decides to get a lawyer for himself and argue the cases, it might then drag even longer.

Nevertheless, that shouldnt all be a bother. Rockccf, you should be bothered by the fact that you cant get your phone back.
1. Its not a murder weapon.
2. Up to now, there's already 3 real life information that yes the phone can be taken back ( from myself, rockccf and calvingkf)
3. You have no proof that the phone is with the policeman. Leaving it longer might then just be your word against his. And if it comes down to it, who then would most people believe ? You or the perhaps corrupt cop ?

Maybe its now action time on your part rather than just delaying ? Just an advise

Ya...I actually think of that too...But honestly, i don't think it's that easy to see those higher rank police, even if i manage to see them, maybe they will say the same thing or just tell me to refer to THAT inspector.

Ya...i wish i've never found my phone back...because i really have wasted a lot of time on going to police station and this and that.
Thanks to our mighty police forces.

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Added on August 26, 2009, 6:33 pmI've been thinking of approaching the superior of that inspector...but I bet that they will be saying the same bullshit to me.
However, i don't even know who is the superior of that inspector and how should i approach...*sigh*

This post has been edited by rockccf: Aug 26 2009, 06:33 PM

QUOTE(rockccf @ Aug 26 2009, 06:29 PM)

Ya...I actually think of that too...But honestly, i don't think it's that easy to see those higher rank police, even if i manage to see them, maybe they will say the same thing or just tell me to refer to THAT inspector.

Ya...i wish i've never found my phone back...because i really have wasted a lot of time on going to police station and this and that.
Thanks to our mighty police forces.

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Added on August 26, 2009, 6:33 pm

I've been thinking of approaching the superior of that inspector...but I bet that they will be saying the same bullshit to me.
However, i don't even know who is the superior of that inspector and how should i approach...*sigh*

Effort my friend. Everytime you visit a police station just look around. Their pledge of service is there together with the hierarchy AND the CONTACT number of everyone in the Department, ie the department heads. The contact is there. Website sometimes lists them too. Just go and do an appointment and discuss properly and not lose your head. If you keep lamenting on a forum no ones gonna get to help you if you dont first help yourself. Not that easy to see a higher ranked officer ? Of course ! Unless you have valid reasons. With Valid reasons and EFFORT you can even get to call and talk to our PM, depending on the effort you put in.

MobileMe is very useful to track down your iPhone but the cost for it is very high. You can save the cost by taking good care of your phone and do not go to quiet area with that phone because you are carrying a very valuable phone around. That is my advice. =)

Hi everyone,

i got back my phone already.

Finally i could talk to his superior and his superior tells him to return the phone to me.
However, he's still a sucker because he writes my phone market value as 5000 so if i lost the phone again, i have to pay 5000 to court.

Now i have to think twice first before carrying Iphone and going somewhere.

Thank you guys for sharing your experience especially Bro Havocx.

Enjoy it,

but more carefull bos....

what IF ur phone lost again? will u pay 5000? just asking..

QUOTE(rockccf @ Sep 15 2009, 11:03 AM)

Hi everyone,

i got back my phone already.

Finally i could talk to his superior and his superior tells him to return the phone to me.
However, he's still a sucker because he writes my phone market value as 5000 so if i lost the phone again, i have to pay 5000 to court.

Now i have to think twice first before carrying Iphone and going somewhere.

Thank you guys for sharing your experience especially Bro Havocx.

Glad you got the phone back mate. Excellent stuff
About the value of the phone, dont worry too much on it, just use it like normal. Yes if you do lose it you'll have to pay RM5k to the courts but then again, say something bad happens, there's still a way to get out of the RM5k, but we'll discuss that should it happen, im hoping there's no need to work on that portion though.

For now dont worry so much about it. The value was probably written higher to ensure to ensure a harsher sentence later. The Nokia 8310 which my wife lost was valued at RM3500 at the time, a price almost unheard off for a Handphone then. So a 3GS where normal value is about RM2500 ? RM5k sounds valid.

Be careful out there buddy, and have a great week ahead !

This post has been edited by havocx: Sep 16 2009, 11:41 PM

Ya, I will. Thanks

Yup, need to pay 5k to court because considering now the phone actually belongs to court until the case closed.


Ya, hopefully that the case will be closed ASAP so I don't have to worry about that 5k anymore.
BTW, that cocky inspector did tell me the reason that he didn't want to surrender the phone to me in the 1st place, it's because he does not want to waste any time on going to court and this and that, and i think he writes the phone market value as 5k on purpose, because he told me that if he writes it as 300, he knows i won't care about the phone.
LOL.

wat megahertz said was rgt, Just let him to make few calls and try out the idiot... U take 3 parang and go.

mobileme is free?