List of UK dead to be released to target fraudsters

The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...

Scambusters target cowboy builders after £7.5m funding boost

"Government to roll-out national anti-fraud scheme after successful pilot schemes net rogue traders The Government is to invest around £7.5m in new Scambuster teams across the country. The specialist Trading Standards teams will work with police across local authority...

Dont Get Caught-Up In The Soaring ID Theft

"ID fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated and are starting to use other avenues to steal from consumers. There has been an increasing amount of mobile phone fraud, current account hijacking, and car leasing and cloned car number plate fraud throughout Britain."

PASSPORT WARNING FOR WINTER WANDERERS - OVER 290,000 UK PASSPORTS LOST OR STO...

"As the busy winter booking period for holiday makers begins, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is reminding holidaymakers to keep their passports safe both at home and when on holiday. In 2006, 290,996 British passports were reported lost or stolen. While many people...

Brit Biometric Passports hacked

"Three million Britons have been issued with the new hi-tech passport, designed to frustrate terrorists and fraudsters. So why did Steve Boggan and a friendly computer expert find it so easy to break the security codes? Six months ago, with the help of a rather scary...