All Posts Tagged With: "identity theft"

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Victims of lost data could get free credit checks

According to a recent report the 25 million victims of the data that was lost by HM Revenue and Customs could be entitled to free credit checks from the country’s major credit reference agencies. Although the government has been in talks with credit reference agencies over the provision of free credit reports for those affected [...]

10Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Report issued on identity theft statistics

A recent report has been issues detailing statistics relating to the risks of identity theft. This comes at a time when many consumers are in fear over the safety of their personal data, with data loss blunders from banks and government agencies fuelling concerns over the risks of identity theft. The data comes from the [...]

27Jun2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Do Brits have a false sense of security?

Over recent years we have all seen – and some of us have experienced – the problems that can arise from the theft of personal documentation, such as bank statements, credit card and bank account information, passports, driving licences, birth certificates, etc. When a fraudster manages to get hold of such personal documentation the repercussions [...]

5Jun2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Identity Theft - Some Precautions

Last year alone fraud cost the UK credit card business over £1billion – and it is estimated that identity theft accounted for approximately 10% of that sum!
To try and counter this huge loss, credit card companies have been coming up with ever more innovative and technologically sophisticated cards. Notwithstanding this action on the part of [...]

23Jan2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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How people increase the risk of becoming victims of identity theft and fraud

The issues surrounding identity theft and fraud have become increasingly serious over recent years, and many consumers in the UK have suffered a great deal of damage, both financial and personal, as a result of becoming the victims of identity theft and fraud. Thieves and criminals have become increasingly sophisticated in the methods that they [...]

7Jan2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued