<p>Vladimir Grashnov, former CEO of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel, was the first user and he died of cancer in 2001. He was 48.<br /><br />The number was then assigned to Bulgarian mafia boss Konstantin Dimitrov. He was shot dead down in 2003 in the Netherlands. He was 31.<br />Dimitrov had the mobile phone with him when he was shot while eating out with a model, Daily Mail reported Wednesday.<br /><br />The exclusive number then passed on to businessman Konstantin Dishliev who was shot dead outside an Indian restaurant in Sofia in 2005. Dishliev had been running a cocaine trafficking operation before he was killed.<br />The phone number has now been suspended. Callers get to hear the message that the phone is outside network coverage.<br /><br />A Mobitel spokesperson said: "We have no comment to make. We won't discuss individual numbers."</p>
<p>Vladimir Grashnov, former CEO of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel, was the first user and he died of cancer in 2001. He was 48.<br /><br />The number was then assigned to Bulgarian mafia boss Konstantin Dimitrov. He was shot dead down in 2003 in the Netherlands. He was 31.<br />Dimitrov had the mobile phone with him when he was shot while eating out with a model, Daily Mail reported Wednesday.<br /><br />The exclusive number then passed on to businessman Konstantin Dishliev who was shot dead outside an Indian restaurant in Sofia in 2005. Dishliev had been running a cocaine trafficking operation before he was killed.<br />The phone number has now been suspended. Callers get to hear the message that the phone is outside network coverage.<br /><br />A Mobitel spokesperson said: "We have no comment to make. We won't discuss individual numbers."</p>