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NTT Docomo to launch website for confirming stolen handsets

Mobile phone operator NTT Docomo announced on Tuesday it will launch a website on Thursday to enable consumers to confirm whether used handsets are stolen phones or not before they purchase them.

Consumers will be able to make the confirmation when they enter the production numbers of handsets on the website, NTT Docomo said.

The company decided to launch the service as a large number of stolen handsets are now available on Internet auction sites and at retailers handling used gadgets.

Softbank Mobile Corp. is also planning to start such a website during the current business year through next March.

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