About MobiCheck
MobiCheck lets you check a mobile phone's recorded history before you buy or sell it, so you can trade with more confidence.
20 checks in every £1.50 report
Device identity, network and blacklist, police, ownership, finance, insurance and device history.
The MobiCHECK App for iPhone
Check a device from your phone. Download MobiCHECK on the App Store.
Blacklist Check
We check the IMEI against the GSMA Global Device Blacklist Registry and other recorded network information, including current and previous lost or stolen reports and temporary blocks.
Device Authentication
Before we process any checks, we validate that the IMEI submitted is a genuine IMEI number, and the report includes available records of possible counterfeit or cloned devices.
Make & Model Verification
We confirm the make and model of a handset from its IMEI, which helps identify possible fakes and reprogrammed handsets.
What a MobiCheck report covers
MobiCHECK® is our mobile device checking service. Each £1.50 report runs 20 individual checks against recorded information from mobile networks, law enforcement, insurers, finance providers, traders and recyclers, together with device identification and blacklist details.
The report is grouped into five areas: device identity, including IMEI validity, manufacturer and model, and possible counterfeit or cloned-device records; network and blacklist information, including current and previous lost or stolen reports, temporary and expired blocks and blacklist details; police and lost-property information, including crime references and current or previous investigations; ownership, finance and insurance, including ownership claims, financial interest claims, insurance claims and current insurance records; and device history, including previous owners, refused purchases, recycling, warranty claims and manufacturer repairs.
MobiCheck searches the records available to us at the time of your check. A report showing no matching records does not guarantee that a device is free from undisclosed problems or future reports, so use it as one part of your checks before buying a second-hand phone.
Our checking operation has processed over 150,000 device checks since April 2026 and is used by traders, recyclers and private buyers.
What we do
MobiCheck is operated by IMEI Ltd. Our MobiCode platform provides desktop, app and web based tools for companies who buy and trade mobile and other digital devices.
Our services offer a turn key end to end solution to our customers who trade-in, test, buy and resell mobile handsets. This solution is deployed globally in retail stores, and distribution hubs.