do DCAS have access to names and addresses at the CRAs,

'Monitor your spending’ scheme raises risk of ID fraud identity theft

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th December 2012 18:33.

*Consumers face a greater risk of identity theft and burglary under a Coalition scheme that would allow them to see all their...

Sadly my Aunt passed away recently. She had been in a care home for about a year and had been very poorly. As I am her only relative and I no longer live in the UK she had a solicitor who held POA to deal with her affairs. I was advised by them after she died that the POA dies with the person and they...

Here's a good one for you, folks -

This morning, a moronic threat letter landed on my doormat. As a member of this site, you are probably familiar with this type of occurrence. However, this was a threat letter with a difference.

It was addressed to my late father, who passed...

Hey me again

I placed a dispute with equifax online help system. I was disputing o2 searches they did 5 in a month god knows why they felt the need to do so many i only applied for once.

Any ways equifax updated the ticket with sent to 3rd party then a day later the ticket...

If this number calls you, it is Marlin. They are now using a mobile number to call *customers* and best of all they are hiding their true identity - can as many of you as possible (whom get free minutes) start ringing this number and talking shit to the staff whom answer, not rude fun fun - waste their...

Fraudsters sail past Tesco security to open mobile account in stolen names

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th June 2012 16:43.

Couple hounded for debts after Tesco Mobile's security fails to spot identity fraud..... Tesco (Tesco | Business | The Guardian )...

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Hi again, as the above title says on Experian and on the same date these 2 searches!

(1) Authentication check/enquiry

(2) Identification Generic Check

What can be the difference in these 2 checks, both done on the same day?

Experian buys online identity checkers 192business

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st March 2012 15:49.

Experian buys 192business today (1 March) revealing plans to grow its online identity checking service as it sees the market for offline verification......

Just thought I'd post this up as a quick warning to be on your guard in case anyone else has received the same email seeing as quite a number of us have basic co-op accounts.

It's quite a good phishing email, in that it looks relatively genuine and comes from (supposedly) "THE COPERATIVE...

Lloyds to ask long-standing customers, 'Do we know you?'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 22nd January 2012 18:52.

If you have been with your bank for years, you might find it annoying to undergo new security checks to prove your identity before opening a new......

Identity fraud rockets

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th October 2011 17:21.

Identity fraud attempts have doubled in the first half of this year from the last quarter of 2010, with attempts to defraud current accounts ...

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I've just realised that the bastards who burgled me last week also stole my passport. Which I need to replace at a cost of £77, because I've booked a holiday in December.

Will my contents insurance cover this cost or not, as I'll be putting in a claim for my TV and laptop.
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This is something that the elderly or anyone that has a long term medical condition should have.

This is a very good scheme that was devised by a policeman the plastic bottles are widely available however it is not advertised enough and many people are not aware of it.

I found...