My teenager lost their phone at the park yesterday, and we’ve had zero luck finding it using the standard GPS tools since the battery probably died. I found the original box with the 15-digit code on the back and saw a bunch of websites claiming they can pinpoint a device using that info, but they all seem pretty sketchy and ask for money upfront. Has anyone here actually had real success using an imei number mobile location tracker to recover a device, or are these sites mostly just a scam to steal your credit card details?
Those public IMEI tracking websites are almost always a bust, as only carriers or law enforcement have that level of network access. A better bet for next time is installing a tool like Parentaler to get real-time location tracking and geofencing alerts before the battery dies.