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Is bank and credit fraud out of control in the UK?
Newest Review: ... waste or recycling bins runs the risk of someone obtaining financial details and using that information to steal the victims identity or duplicate their cards and use them to purchase goods. Two of my friends have had their credit cards copied and these were used in Asia and the Middle East to purchase good running into the thousands and in both ases it took months before everything was sorted out. In both instances it is believed by the police that the cards were copied while they were purchasing petrol. Often either the petrol station worker is employed by the gang or co-erced by them to be involved in the theft and it is known that ... more |
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Is bank and credit fraud out of control in the UK?: Foreign Gangs are often to blame (363 words)
by sympatic - written on 15.11.07 (Very useful, 80 readings)
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As we become more comfortable with purchasing items over the internet and carrying out banking and the manaGement of utilities and bills via the web hence it is no surprise that there has been a huge increase in both bank and credit card fraud in the UK. Many people are unaware of how easy it can be for a fraudster to find out personal banking details, anyone who does not shred their mail but merely disposes of it in their household waste or recycling bins runs the risk of someone obtaining financial details and using that information to steal the victims identity or duplicate their cards and use them to purchase goods. Two of my friends have had ...
If you havent suffered bank fraud yet then dont worry, you w ... (2039 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 31.10.07 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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In the last two weeks every surviving member of my family has experienced some sort of phone/internet/fraud attempt, some successful. I was the luckiest of the clan as I twigged it early enough to realize it wasn’t Kosher. This fraud is so rampant that the banks and the bigger tertiary businesses have asked the police to hand over all official complaints to them and they will deal with it...write it off etc. The police are happy as it counts as cleared up crime for their statistics and so extra pats on the back from the Home Secretary (who keeps his job for that little bit longer, especially as a lot of this crime is by foreign nationals) and the banks chipper (excuse ...
