About this site
Welcome to Identity Theft Fraud Protection. Identity theft is the theft of identities (both person and corporate) for fraudulent purposes. It can cause enormous problems for its victims and can have far reaching financial consequences.
Here are some frightening statistics:
- 18 million UK households regularly dispose of (without shredding) important financial documents.
- Card-not-present (CNP) is the Britains most popular form of identity fraud.
- 90% of users never check all their transactions on their bank or credit card statements.
- 20 million UK households are increasing their risks of fraud by failing to take precautions against identity theft.
- On average, each identity fraud in the first half of 2007 involved the loss of £680.
- Identity theft is costing the British economy over £1.7 billion annually.
- Over a million UK consumers have been victims of security breaches while shopping via the Internet.
- Impersonation of the dead is growing at a rate of increase of 60% each year.
- In 2004 most UK card fraud was committed via face-to-face transactions in shops.
- 40% of UK people admit that they have no idea who at work has access to their personal data.
This site is about Identity Theft Fraud and what you can do prevent and protect yourself or your business.