The estimate for the cost of identity fraud to the UK Economy – £1.2 billion or around £25 for every adult in Britain. id2405
http://www.identitytheft.org.uk/cms/assets/cost_of_identity_fraud_to_the_uk_economy_2006-07.pdf
CIFAS is the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service with 270 Members. The registration are classified as follows :
0 Protective Registration Recorded at request of the person named or to protect the identity [...]
All the excitement has died down, there does not appear much I can do else. I phoned police to update details and to tell them I knew who had actually done this. After a pleasant and fairly detailed conversation, it is very obvious that it will requires the banks or finance companies to [...]
Decided to ring the police first thing in the morning, to update the report with the extra information I had but ended holding on for so long that I gave up. Just as I was leaving the house for work, my security code from checkmyfile came in the post.
On checkmyfile (http://www.checkmyfile.com/), I had [...]
After my unsuccessful evening, I waited until just after nine to contact the relevant people. Started by emailing checkmyfile.co.uk to find out if there is an alternative way to obtain my credit reports sooner than the three days, I was informed it would take.
The number given to me by Alliance & Leicester last night [...]
Thursday started like normal until about lunchtime, I got a phone call at work, on the work landline number, from a company called paydayloansuk.co.uk. The ensuring conversation which was supposed to be about my recent application was no doubt confusing both for the caller and myself with me refusing to answer any ’security’ questions [...]
