Wastebins offer opportunities for identity theft

Nearly half of UK households throw away all the information a criminal would need to steal a person's identity, according to a survey published today.

Identity theft

Identity theft is becoming big business as "bin-raiding " offers rewards for those prepared to sift through our rubbish for personal financial information

Sensitive documents found in bin

Personal details and important information have been discarded in a city centre waste bin. The papers, revealing names, addresses and.....

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Fraudsters net record £1.4bn from business rip-offs

Private equity firms were warned yesterday to beware of fraudsters after a survey showed businesses suffered a 40% jump in fraud last year.

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DWP staff hit by tax credit fraud

Up to 1,500 staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had their identities stolen in a tax fraud.

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Document Collection

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Shredding Destruction

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Identity theft increases by 66%

Identity fraud has leapt by 66% over the last year, with certain pockets of the UK most at risk

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Stolen UK passports worth £2.5m

Thieves who got away with 3,000 blank passports and visas worth around £2.5 million targeted the van as it stopped at a newsagent's

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06.08.08 - Biggest ever ID theft case cracked

The biggest identity fraud ring in history, which may have involved the theft of details from up to 100m credit and debit cards, has been cracked by American authorities.

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09.09.08 - Your papers turn up in India

A Tonight investigation is to reveal for the first time that waste originally collected for recycling by four British local authorities is being dumped on Indian farmland.

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