Tuesday 2 February 2010

Incidents of identity theft up by 32pc

Telegraph
"CIFAS has seen a 31pc rise in the number of victims of this type of identity fraud along with a rise in many other types of financial crime which has been blamed on the economic downturn.Peter Hurst, chief executive of CIFAS, said: ‘It is well-known that a rise in fraud goes hand in hand with a recession. Fraudsters adapt their methods in response to changes in the economy, finding and exploiting any area of weakness.’

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