iPhone thief writes out 1,000 contacts, sends them back to owner

A Chinese thief who stole an iPhone painstakingly wrote out more than a 1,000 contacts and send it back to the person whom he stole the person from, after the person threatened the thief with dire repurcussions.

According to a report which appeared in The Independent, the pickpocket stole the phone while sharing a taxi with his victim. The person then texted his own number after the theft, saying: "Look through the contact numbers in my mobile and you will know what trade I am in," he said "Send me back the phone to the address below if you are sensible."

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According to an AFP story, the victim works for the pub industry, which in China is believed to have contacts with gangs.

A few days later, the person received a parcl containing his SIM card, as well as 11 pages of carefully hand-written contacts.

"It would take a while to write from one to one thousand, let alone names and a whole string of digits. I suppose (the thief's) hand is swelling," Zou was quoted as saying.

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