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Recession Causes Huge Rise In Identity Fraud

2010-02-04 - VNUNet.com

...recession has led to a surge in identity theft, which has increased by nearly a third since 2008, according to the latest report from Cifas. The UK's Fraud Prevention Service's 2009 Fraud Trends report revealed that because banks and financial institutions...

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