Stolen Laptop

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Linda Long, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. Linda Long

    Linda Long Private E-2

    My son's laptop was stolen when his house was robbed. He gave the police the serial number. The thieves actually used the laptop to access American Singles sight and somehow used his Visa card number to pay for it. Bank of America called to alert him of the unusal charge so his was able to cancel the card. Is there any way to track the laptops location from this?
     
    Linda Long, Dec 22, 2008
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  2. thesmokingun

    thesmokingun MajorGeek

    bank of america might be able to get an ip address of where the transaction took place, so long as the website has it and is willing to give it up...might give them an idea of where it's at, but from what i've heard, isp's only keep their records for a few days, maybe a month.
     
    thesmokingun, Dec 23, 2008
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  3. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    This won't help you retrieve your stolen laptop, but may help find if credit card info stored on our computers.

    Check out Find My Credit Card 2.3.0.0 at http://majorgeeks.com/Find_My_Credit_Card_d5276.html

    My note : Not a real good rating. I use it periodically to check if I have stored my details on my laptop.

    Bazza
     
    bigbazza, Dec 23, 2008
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  4. red death68

    red death68 Command Sergeant Major

    hey guys i got idea wut the laptop lookes like

    [​IMG]

    srry couldnt resist but on a seriouse note its a long shot but some of ur newer laptops are coming with a built in gps chip
     
    red death68, Jan 3, 2009
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  5. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Some laptops come with built-in firmware that can be used to track the PC. If this was a school PC or a company PC, it may have this feature. If it was purchase by your son, it is something he would buy and have activated with the purchase. It is normally a yearly subscription.

    See links like below:

    http://www.absolute.com/

    http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/prosupport/computrace?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz


    As thesmokingun stated, the American Singles website may have a record of the IP Address that was used for the purchase. If the thieves were not smart enough to use a proxy to hide their real location, that IP address could be used to find where they are.
     
    chaslang, Jan 4, 2009
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  6. frapper

    frapper Private First Class

    It's been two weeks since she posted. I wonder if the OP or her son found it? Not likely.
     
    frapper, Jan 5, 2009
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  7. whoay35

    whoay35 Private First Class

    Wow, I hope they got that back, there's nothing worse than losing a machine with a bunch of your personal info and data on it.
     
    whoay35, Jan 7, 2009
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