Strathclyde Police Warning on Identity Theft Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates
Your identity value and how to protect your details against identity theft.
As technology advances, fraudsters have
become increasingly sophisticated.
The following pages...
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Identity Theft Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates
Your identity value and how to protect your details against identity theft.
As technology advances, fraudsters have
become increasingly sophisticated.
The following pages from Strathclyde Associates Police highlight some recent
types of fraud which are causing concern and give you advice about how to avoid being a victim.
Identity theft is a growing problem.
This type of fraud involves criminals accessing your personal information and using it to ‘steal’ your identity.
In
other words, they can pretend to be you in order to open bank accounts, get credit cards, loans, mortgages or to
claim benefits.
They could even take over your existing accounts and change the supplied address.
The result? You could be plunged into a nightmare situation where your credit history is ruined and you have to
correct your record.
The majority of victims ARE reimbursed by their banks, but it is a terrible experience
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