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07-05-2016, 12:41 PM
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The number of victims of identity theft rose by 57pc last year, Cifas, the fraud prevention service, said. There were more than 148,000 victims in the UK in 2015, compared with almost 94,500 in 2014. Identity fraud happens when a criminal pretends to ...
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