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Basically just had a break into the house when it was vacant.
A quick check and only things missing are
1) My (2 month old) new laptop a Toshiba A200 26Q
2) Cash
3) Jewellery - Jade artifacts in fact.
Now what I need is a brainstorming plan on way to locating these.
The laptop serial has been reported to be stolen to Toshiba and the police, anything else I can do?!
Keep checking on ebay, some crims are dumb. Sorry to hear it BTW:(.
unless your lappy has some kind of fancy "here i am" software on it. no.
cash no
jewellery - cash converters?
Check all the local pawn shops, and CEX if there's anything electrical. The guy that broke into my dad's house got caught because he offloaded his goods into a pawn dealer nearby. If you have any pictures, then give them to the dealer if they'll let you.
As for the laptop, the serial number is a good start. I believe there's a database somewhere that you can register your property on that's used by law enforcement agencies to check good against to see if they're stolen. Best bet is to check everywhere near you that trades in old laptops. If you're lucky, it'll turn up somewhere. However, as MadduckUK says, unless you've got tracking software on there - it's pretty much no unless it gets flogged.
Firstly though change all your passwords and login details to everywhere immediately.
Cash i'm afraid you're not going to get back :(
Really sorry to hear about it, happened in our family before. Not fun.
If you do get a new laptop, it's really worth considering one of those applications that sits quietly on it so that if and when it gets stolen, you activate it and it does things like send you pictures of the thief (if a webcam is on there), sends you the IP of where it connected to the net and so on. Some of the latest programs even include BIOS installation support, so even if they physically trash the hard drive and replace it, it'll still install itself.
Sorry to hear. Also have a browse around local markets were they sell such stuff 'on the cheap'.
Now is there any way of filtering out all business sellers or sellers with a certain +ve feedback.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rave
Toshiba A200 gives 88 results at the mo!
Ive heard of the recovery police sites and auctions if they can't locate the owner if recovered, hence I've got the serial to the police.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiternoise
Done for the sites I have saved passwords on there.Quote:
Firstly though change all your passwords and login details to everywhere immediately.
Credit cards and bank accounts all put on hold.
Just trying to get pass these "wait" message to let different companies known they won't be getting paid this month for certain things like mobiles, ISP, utilities!
Anyone want to sugguest one of these software. And is the only way of activating them over the web?Quote:
Cash i'm afraid you're not going to get back :(
Really sorry to hear about it, happened in our family before. Not fun.
If you do get a new laptop, it's really worth considering one of those applications that sits quietly on it so that if and when it gets stolen, you activate it and it does things like send you pictures of the thief (if a webcam is on there), sends you the IP of where it connected to the net and so on. Some of the latest programs even include BIOS installation support, so even if they physically trash the hard drive and replace it, it'll still install itself.
bad to hear :(
i don't think there is TBH, but you could sort by distance... (working under the assumption that they would be nearer to you than further away...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Workaholic
i've just been reading about one (began with a z) on el reg, with a yearly fee of ~$50Quote:
Anyone want to sugguest one of these software. And is the only way of activating them over the web?
but it would have to connect to the internet.. as thats how it is traced..
i'll try and find it...
edit: it's older than i thought it was...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06...len_notebooks/
edit2:for future reference...
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusine...topfromthievesQuote:
Tracing programs include zTrace (www.ztrace.com), CyberAngel (www.sentryinc.com) and ComputracePlus (www.computrace.com)
As people have said, check the porn shops near by, use google maps or something and tick em all off, there is a high chance that the criminal will live near you (i think its 2miles or something the majority are within). So if you look at some of the near by shops you might get lucky. If the jewlry is specail, or you have any pictures, print some have you seen flyers and leave them with the jewlry pawn shop people.
If you trust me enough send me the details and i'll keep my eye out as well. Its a shame and the same thing happened to me at work, trashed my server room, stole everything they could.
Gutted but also a very strange feling that the place itsn't your own anymore. That passes though.
oh damn, sorry to hear this! like mentioned in the thread, keep an ear and eye out, inform local places which might be somewhere a local crim would have a chance to unload goods.
Yeah, all that dodgy stuff on the Toshiba, the guy's probably worried someone'll catch him with it :PQuote:
Originally Posted by TheAnimus
Same here,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
After checking for missing items and making sure my driving license is in fact still there.
I went looking for keylogging attached to mine and my family's computers whether it was USB or internal card. Then I went looking for wireless cameras within the bedrooms and bathroom.
2 hours after that did I turn my computer on, check my email then realised that my wifi password was saved on the laptop so turned off the wifi on the router and the ssid and passwords!
Oh and I forgot to mention the frantic search for the house cordless phone after making sure I turned the base off at the mains to stop it being used! Found it (that phone) in the end!
I'm quite certain I trust you all (ish)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
It's this laptop (a Toshiba A200 26Q - retails at approx £600)
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Toshi...EN/version.asp
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/image...250&height=250
If anyone owns / knows someone who owns a pawn shop etc I can PM the serial number for you to cross check! (don't want them to be dealing with stolen goods do we?)
do you actually work for the CIA or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by Workaholic
i would never think to do half of that! :crazy:
and yet it's all so logical...
Sorry to hear that! Do you have theft insurance?
Seriously, if you've got time and pictures of the jewelry, make little post card size print outs with the pictures of it, and contact details for you, plenty of the local shops would take heed of them.
What do you have on it which connects to the net automatically?
Gmail notifier (there is an IP notification thing now in Gmail).
Email checker (my provider says something like "mail lock failed, previous login=ip here")
Any software which has your name/serial attached to it when it updates - perhaps the developers might oblige with the connecting IPs.
Member of any private torrent sites? If your torrent app starts automatically, the admins could link your passkey to an IP.
Basically think of any way the laptop connects to the 'net, and figure out ways of getting the IP.
driving license was because before the police forensics team got here all I could do was quickly go through my belongings/room with rubber gloves and see if anything big had gone, I'd forgotten I'd put it away so panicked!Quote:
Originally Posted by TAKTAK
Phone was because I needed to call the different companies explaining non payment of bills.
The rest was just some panic thinking during the drive home at rush hour (stuck in traffic not moving, can't really think of anything else.)
And no I don't work for CIA, instead its an electrical retailer who sells quite a few computer things, one recent new addition being a keylogger kinda thing!
It comes with quite a few Toshiba branded software, only problem being that since its recovery I don't think I've registered it! (although Toshiba know about it.)Quote:
Originally Posted by smargh
On the topic of IP logging, some micorsoft updates check your genuine thing of the OS, surely if I report the windows vista key to MS, they can provide a IP address to the police of where it was attempted?!
Clever thinking, needs more of these ideas guys (continue bringing them on!)
the update stuff doesn't post you real cd-key every time you do an update.....
But i think its time us hexites make something to help with such laptop theft.
But I thought that the genuine advantage web broswer tool checks CD-Keys for known piracted ones before declining or accepting the download....Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAnimus
If so linking onto an idea before by checking this, a IP address can be traced and with the help of the police find out where the people live/have been and widen the search so to say!
I figure the community of hexus can help with this problem!
http://forums.hexus.net/software-web...ml#post1522714
Say googdbye to your bits and bobs mate. Probably far away by now etc etc.
As far as I know, what it sends is the registration ID which is created from your key and hardware profile. I'm not saying you can't use it, but what's transmitted isn't as straight-forward as just the CD key.Quote:
Originally Posted by Workaholic
Want me to stick an email around at MS tomorrow about this?Quote:
Originally Posted by chicken
I'm sorry to hear that this has happened to you.
My only input is have you got things stored on your laptop, i.e.
* remember passwords for websites, i.e. banking, online shopping sites etc.
* email accounts registered in outloook/alternative email program that has stored your password for quick email sending/receiving
Basically, I would advise you to change passwords on your accounts, email accounts, shopping accounts etc if you still have access to them & if you have any sensitive details stored such as banking stuff then at least consider cancelling that account(s).
:( Sorry to hear this, you may find your laptop but the cash and jewellery could be well gone. My brother was robbed heavily once, lost a hell of lot of cash and jewellery, luckily he had insurance, do you have insurance?
I tell you nothing is worse then some **** thief scrummaging through my belongings.
Just out of curiosity, how was your house robbed, did they break down the front door, or go in through open window, etc?
Good luck
My passwords have been changed for my emails etc, but it figuring which and what online shops I use that the problem.
I guess what I'm gonna have to do is cancel / close all my banks accounts and simply open a new one.
Tell your bank your cards have been stolen and ask them to re-issue you with a new bank account number. I'm sure they'll do it as it will make life easier for both of you.
It guarantees them that you're staying there and not considering a bank account elsewhere, and it should keep the new account linked to you so any future borrowing considerations will have your history behind them.