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National Identity Fraud Prevention Week
National Identity Fraud Prevention Week is the UK’s only nationwide awareness campaign designed to help you protect yourself and your business from identity fraud, one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes.
Identity fraud occurs when a person’s personal information is used by someone else without their knowledge to obtain credit, goods or other services fraudulently. It can even extend to securing a passport in their name.
A quarter of the UK population has been affected by identity fraud or knows somebody who has. Criminals use a mixture of tactics to acquire the information needed to steal another’s identity. These range from the very crude such as taking personal information from a stolen purse or wallet, going through rubbish, phishing or stealing somebody’s identity online.
Worryingly for the victims, they often do not realise their identity has been stolen until it is too late and it can take a considerable amount of time and effort to put right the damage caused. As always, prevention is better than cure.