The Big Fincrime Breakfast: Inside The Crime ‘Phone Snatching’

JonathanG January 11, 2026

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The Big Fincrime Breakfast: Inside The Crime 'Phone Snatching'

Did you know that in 2024 alone, over 80,000 phones were stolen in London? This alarming rise is fuelling a far more dangerous trend. Criminals are no longer just stealing devices, they are snatching phones to hijack identities, raid bank accounts, and devastate digital lives, often before the victim even realises.

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