Pictured here a typical burn phone from Walmart.
One of the problems with fighting crime is people’s reluctance to become involved.
That is true whether you are talking about people living in a large urban city or a small rural community, where everyone knows everyone. There is this reluctance. In some cases this is perfectly understandable, especially when you are dealing with criminal organizations, syndicates and gangs.
The reason is because the people fear that the criminals will find out who reported them and retaliate against them or their family.
If you are in this situation, there are ways you can call an anonymous tip line to report crimes without revealing your contact information or identity to police .
STEP BY STEP:
1 – Order per-line blocking from your phone company… Per-line blocking automatically blocks your number when calling most numbers. You can call crime tip lines anonymously with this service.
2 – Look on the website for your city’s police department to find the number for the anonymous crime tip line. Some police departments also allow you to text crime tips using your cell phone. Texted tips go to an automated mailbox; police do not see your number.
3 – Call the anonymous tip line and give your tip to the police. You do not need to give police any identifying information along with your tip.
It should be understood that you cannot call 911 anonymously, even if you have per-line blocking on your phone.“I would think that the only way to call the Police anonymously would be to use a public phone, OR buy a trac fone for $15 then throw it away :)”, said an anonymous source.
This is true, for the most part – the problem is try finding a public phone someplace.
With respect to a “burn phone” sometimes called a “toss away” – they are for the most part “untraceable” and can be used only once -then you must toss it away or ditch it, in those situations where privacy is an absolute must.
Remember they are “one time use phones” that you should purchase using “cash only” – so the cops can’t trace your purchase back to your debit or credit card account…