The "victim", Junior Guy, is a total opportunist.
He got the number on (or before) the 7th of the month; he didn't turn it in until the 16th. The ONLY reasons this is a story three weeks later is that he is suing T Mobile for compensation. If it would have been my phone, I would have called the cops by the second call; by the fifth call, I would have turned the number over to law enforcement and requested a new number.
No, Junior Guy is looking for the Racist Lotto jackpot.