The document is a mobile phone security advisory from Xinmin Secondary School for parents. It informs parents that while the school tries to ensure security, mobile phones do get misplaced, lost or stolen. It provides 10 tips for parents to better protect their children's mobile phones from theft, such as only allowing inexpensive phones to be brought to school, purchasing security software to track lost phones, reporting stolen phones to police with IMEI numbers, and how to check if a used phone was stolen using the IMEI number on the HITS system website or SMS service. The advisory is signed by the Head of Discipline at the school.

1. Mobile Phone Security Advisory for Parents
Dear Parents,
Xinmin Secondary School allows its students to bring mobile phones to school for the
sole purpose of facilitating communication between parents and their children who may spend
long hours in school. Please refer to our school’s mobile phone usage regulations in our school
rules either from our school website or your child’s student handbook.
While the school will make every effort to ensure the security of our students’
belongings, students do misplace or lose there belongings, including mobile phones and
unfortunately, mobile phones do get stolen from time to time. This advisory serves to inform of
some additional measures you may want to take to protect your child’s mobile phone from theft.
1. It is best to only allow your child to bring a simple inexpensive phone to
school. This is less likely to be stolen.
2. You may want to consider purchasing a security feature or service from
companies such as www.back2u.com. These features allow you to track and
locate your lost or stolen mobile phone even if the thief puts in his own SIM
card.
3. Remember to ask about the impact of a “hard reset” before you purchase any
security software (a hard reset returns the phone to its factory settings)
4. Some brands of mobile phones have inbuilt tracker features.
5. Report your stolen mobile phones to the Police with your IMEI No. The IMEI
number will be placed in the HITS system. If the person attempts to sell the
phone, he will be caught and arrested.
6. When buying a second hand mobile phone, check if it is stolen by keying in
the IMEI No. into the HITS system.
7. To check a phone’s IMEI No. either check the box or warranty or key in
*#06# and the 15 or 17 digit IMEI No. will appear on the phone screen.
8. To access HITS, go to http://www.spf.gov.sg, go to E-services, go to Police
Matters and finally, Handphone IMEI Tracing System (HITS)
9. If you buy a stolen mobile phone, you may be charged under Section 411 of
the Penal Code for “Dishonest Misappropriation of Property”.
10. To use HITS via SMS:-
Send SPFHITS<space>NRIC_no<space>IMEI_no. to 74688. Please note
this is for Singapore Citizens, PRs, Employment Pass/Work Permit holers
only.
For others, send SPFHITS<space>Identity_no<space>0<space>IMEI_no. to
74688.
If the phone is cleared a “NO RECORDS FOUND” will appear. If it is a
stolen phone, a “WANTED” will appear. Please note that normal SMS charges
apply.
Hardev Singh Sidhu ASP(V)
HOD Discipline