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identity online
Unlocking the potential of
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No one can imagine life without the internet. Online
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convenient. But it’s made life easier for fraudsters too.
They can take your lost or stolen personal details and use
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45,000
victims of fraud
supported by
Experian in 2016
44%
increase in fraud
during 2015 in
the UK
30%
of online
transactions
potentially turn
away a good
customer
94%
lower attack
rate than the
industry average
using Experian’s
FraudNet
Tips to keep your identity even more
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such as your full birth date, on social networks.
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be compromised.
If you suspect that someone may have already obtained your identifying
information and is using it to commit fraud then contact your local credit
bureau. They can put an alert on your credit report so that if someone tries
to apply for credit in your name, then extra checks can be run to verify that
it is a genuine application before being approved.
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