IDENTITY FRAUD STUDY THROWS UP SURPRISES
October 1st, 2013
CURRENT beliefs about victims of identity fraud are flawed, according to CIFAS, the United Kingdom's fraud prevention service. Fraud and identity crime are most common and concentrated in the largest centres of population, but a CIFAS study contradicts belief that people in apartments or other multiple occupancy properties are more likely to fall victim to identity fraud.CIFAS suggests that some campaigns focused, for example, on students or young professionals and foreign nationals sharing accommodation should now be seen as only a minor part of a much larger ...
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