Travelled from Heathrow to Schiphol recently and handed my mobile to one of the guys at security when he requested it. Yes, I should have put it in a bag or something but I wasn't carrying one.
By the time I got through the metal detector my phone had already gone through the X-ray machine, along the conveyor belt and was stolen by some thieving b@astard
Security would accept no responsibility and told me to inform the police. The police suggested I claim off my travel insurance...