URBAN DWELLERS OF ALL VARYING WEALTH INCREASINGLY TARGETED BY INFORMATION FRAUDSTERS
March 15th, 2014
INFORMATION services company Experian has concluded that British urban centre residents are being increasingly targeted by identity thieves and fraudsters. In its fifth annual Fraudscape report, written with UK fraud prevention service CIFAS, Experian said fraudsters had moved away from a strong 2009 focus on affluent UK households, especially in the suburbs or semi-rural locations.Now social groups identified by Experian as being most commonly attacked by information criminals included:*‘Urban Cool’ city dwellers owning or renting expensive flats in popular ...
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