by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | May 28, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News, Research
Identity fraud has been identified as a key challenge for organisations and consumers accounting for nearly half (47%) of all fraud recorded in the first quarter of 2015. The threat is increasing and anyone can be a victim. This week CIFAS, the UK’s fraud...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Fraud & ID Theft, Publications, Security & Risk
A new report is recommending all consumers be given access to one free credit report per year in order to combat identity theft, one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes. The report, Identity Theft and Fraud: Learning from the USA was written by leading...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, Front Page, News
This month Professor Martin Gill appeared on BBC local radio and South Korean radio with Henry Shinn discussing identity theft. South Korea is facing a major identity theft problem, and Martin spoke about our own research with victims and offenders and some of the key...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Fraud & ID Theft, Publications, Security & Risk
This report is based on a brief review of the response to identity theft in the EU, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK. In particular the report focuses on what the current status in law regarding identity theft is in each country, what individual governments...
by tacklingviolenceprofessionalshalloffame_zm1bll | Dec 31, 2013 | Fraud & ID Theft, Publications, Security & Risk
This main purpose of this study was to consult offenders to provide an insight into how they get hold of the information that they use to commit identity fraud with a special focus on using paper based documents e.g. utility bills, bank statements, birth certificates...
