It's really easy to check if you're buying a stolen phone

If you’re buying a used phone, there’s always been one critical thing to look out for: whether the device is stolen. And finding that out is getting a bit easier today. The US wireless industry, through its trade group the CTIA, has launched a tool called the Stolen Phone Checker, which lets you look up whether a phone has been reported lost or stolen.
The site works by looking up a device’s IMEI, MEID, or ESN — unique codes that get assigned to every phone. These are som