THE FACTS

According to Members of CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, during the first quarter of 2012 it was confirmed that the age of data-enabled fraud has truly arrived. The abuse of identity details, such as dates of birth, postcodes and internet logins, now accounts for two thirds of all frauds.

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CONSUMER FACTS


Identity fraud could affect any one of us – from a personal and a business perspective. Finding out that someone has stolen your identity is not just an inconvenience, it can be devastating – so ‘Don’t Let it Be You!’ New research shows that 24% of UK citizens have been a victim of identity fraud, which is the highest figure in Europe, plus a further 75% have been exposed to scams used by identity fraudsters.

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BUSINESS FACTS


Just 5% of British people are 100% confident that the organisations they deal with treat their personal information in such a way that it will not accidentally fall into identity fraudsters’ hands – meaning 95% are not completely confident in this respect.