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Secure A Lost Phone by gabrielmoreira

Name: Secure A Lost Phone
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

Secure A Lost Phone

Do the right things fast when your phone is lost or stolen — lock it, protect your accounts and money, and decide on wipe vs. locate — in the correct order. Use when asked my phone was stolen, I lost my phone what do I do, someone took my phone, or secure my lost phone. Produces an ordered action checklist (locate/lock, protect SIM and banking, change key passwords, wipe decision), the accounts to prioritize because the phone unlocks them, reporting steps, and prevention setup for next time.

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

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Secure a Lost Phone

A lost phone isn't just a lost device — it's a key to your email, banking, 2FA, and payments. The first 30 minutes matter. This gives the correct order: locate and lock it, stop the SIM and card access, change the passwords that matter, and decide when to remotely wipe — so a bad day doesn't become account takeover and fraud.

What This Skill Produces

The ordered checklist — locate/lock via the find-my service, then protect the high-risk stuff, in priority sequence
SIM & payment protection — contact your carrier to suspend the SIM (stops SMS-2FA hijack) and your bank to protect cards/wallet
Account priorities — change passwords on email and key accounts the phone can unlock or reset
The wipe decision — locate-and-lock vs. remote-wipe, and the tradeoffs (recovery vs. data exposure)
Reporting — police report (for theft/insurance) and carrier notification
Prevention setup — what to enable now so next time is a shrug, not a crisis

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

Lost or stolen — and any sense of where (changes locate vs. wipe)
Phone type — iPhone/Android (determines the find-my/lock tools)
What's on it — banking/payment apps, 2FA/authenticator, work data
Protections it had — passcode, biometrics, encryption, find-my enabled
Access to another device — to run the find-my and change passwords

Framework: Lock, Cut Access, Decide To Wipe

Locate and lock immediately. Use the platform's find-my service from another device to lock the phone, show a contact message, and see its location — before anything else.
Cut the SIM and payment access. Call the carrier to suspend the SIM (prevents SMS-code interception) and your bank to protect cards and mobile wallet.
Change the keystone passwords. Email first (it resets everything), then banking and primary accounts — especially if the phone held 2FA.
Decide: locate or wipe. If recovery looks likely and it's well-protected, lock and track; if sensitive data is exposed or recovery is hopeless, remote-wipe (accepting you lose tracking).
Report and prevent. File a police report for theft/insurance, note the IMEI, and set up strong prevention (passcode, biometrics, find-my, encrypted backups) for the future.

Output Format

Lost/stolen phone: [iPhone/Android] · [lost/stolen] · has [banking/2FA]?

Do now (in order)

Find-my from another device: lock + message + locate.
Carrier: suspend the SIM. Bank: protect cards/wallet.
Change passwords: email → banking → primary accounts (esp. if 2FA was on it).
Wipe decision: [lock & track if recoverable/protected] vs [remote-wipe if data exposed].
Report: police (theft/insurance, note IMEI) + carrier.

Set up for next time: passcode + biometrics · find-my on · encrypted backups · 2FA that isn't only this phone.

Quality Checks

Locate/lock via find-my is the first step
SIM suspension and bank/wallet protection are included early
Prioritizes changing email + key account passwords (2FA risk)
Presents the locate-vs-wipe decision with tradeoffs
Covers police report + IMEI and carrier notification
Ends with prevention setup

Anti-Patterns

Wiping instantly and losing all chance to locate it (when it was protected/recoverable).
Forgetting the SIM — leaving SMS 2FA hijackable.
Ignoring banking/wallet access on the device.
Not changing passwords when the phone held 2FA.
Skipping the police report/IMEI needed for insurance.

Example Trigger Phrases

"My phone was just stolen — what do I do right now?"
"I lost my iPhone and my banking app is on it."
"Someone took my Android, help me secure everything."
"Should I wipe my lost phone or try to find it?"
"My phone's gone and it had my authenticator app on it."

---name: secure-a-lost-phonedescription: Do the right things fast when your phone is lost or stolen — lock it, protect your accounts and money, and decide on wipe vs. locate — in the correct order. Use when asked my phone was stolen, I lost my phone what do I do, someone took my phone, or secure my lost phone. Produces an ordered action checklist (locate/lock, protect SIM and banking, change key passwords, wipe decision), the accounts to prioritize because the phone unlocks them, reporting steps, and prevention setup for next time.--- # Secure a Lost Phone A lost phone isn't just a lost device — it's a key to your email, banking, 2FA, and payments. The first 30 minutes matter. This gives the correct order: locate and lock it, stop the SIM and card access, change the passwords that matter, and decide when to remotely wipe — so a bad day doesn't become account takeover and fraud. ## What This Skill Produces - **The ordered checklist** — locate/lock via the find-my service, then protect the high-risk stuff, in priority sequence - **SIM & payment protection** — contact your carrier to suspend the SIM (stops SMS-2FA hijack) and your bank to protect cards/wallet - **Account priorities** — change passwords on email and key accounts the phone can unlock or reset - **The wipe decision** — locate-and-lock vs. remote-wipe, and the tradeoffs (recovery vs. data exposure) - **Reporting** — police report (for theft/insurance) and carrier notification - **Prevention setup** — what to enable now so next time is a shrug, not a crisis ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **Lost or stolen** — and any sense of where (changes locate vs. wipe) - **Phone type** — iPhone/Android (determines the find-my/lock tools) - **What's on it** — banking/payment apps, 2FA/authenticator, work data - **Protections it had** — passcode, biometrics, encryption, find-my enabled - **Access to another device** — to run the find-my and change passwords ## Framework: Lock, Cut Access, Decide To Wipe 1. **Locate and lock immediately.** Use the platform's find-my service from another device to lock the phone, show a contact message, and see its location — before anything else. 2. **Cut the SIM and payment access.** Call the carrier to suspend the SIM (prevents SMS-code interception) and your bank to protect cards and mobile wallet. 3. **Change the keystone passwords.** Email first (it resets everything), then banking and primary accounts — especially if the phone held 2FA. 4. **Decide: locate or wipe.** If recovery looks likely and it's well-protected, lock and track; if sensitive data is exposed or recovery is hopeless, remote-wipe (accepting you lose tracking). 5. **Report and prevent.** File a police report for theft/insurance, note the IMEI, and set up strong prevention (passcode, biometrics, find-my, encrypted backups) for the future. ## Output Format ### Lost/stolen phone: [iPhone/Android] · [lost/stolen] · has [banking/2FA]? **Do now (in order)** 1. Find-my from another device: lock + message + locate. 2. Carrier: suspend the SIM. Bank: protect cards/wallet. 3. Change passwords: email → banking → primary accounts (esp. if 2FA was on it). 4. Wipe decision: [lock & track if recoverable/protected] vs [remote-wipe if data exposed]. 5. Report: police (theft/insurance, note IMEI) + carrier. **Set up for next time:** passcode + biometrics · find-my on · encrypted backups · 2FA that isn't only this phone. ## Quality Checks - [ ] Locate/lock via find-my is the first step - [ ] SIM suspension and bank/wallet protection are included early - [ ] Prioritizes changing email + key account passwords (2FA risk) - [ ] Presents the locate-vs-wipe decision with tradeoffs - [ ] Covers police report + IMEI and carrier notification - [ ] Ends with prevention setup ## Anti-Patterns - **Wiping instantly** and losing all chance to locate it (when it was protected/recoverable). - **Forgetting the SIM** — leaving SMS 2FA hijackable. - **Ignoring banking/wallet** access on the device. - **Not changing passwords** when the phone held 2FA. - **Skipping the police report/IMEI** needed for insurance. ## Example Trigger Phrases - "My phone was just stolen — what do I do right now?" - "I lost my iPhone and my banking app is on it." - "Someone took my Android, help me secure everything." - "Should I wipe my lost phone or try to find it?" - "My phone's gone and it had my authenticator app on it."

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