ID fraud increases 13 percent in UK.

• Author: Swartz, Nikki
• Position: UP FRONT: News, Trends & Analysis

Identity fraud has risen in the UK by 13 percent with almost 40,000 cases recorded in the first half of 2005, according to new figures from fraud prevention service CIFAS.

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But while the CIFAS figures represent a significant increase from last year, the crime's growth rate has slowed from a 20 percent increase in 2004.

According to silicon.com, more than 8,000 recorded cases of identity theft involved the use of identities belonging to dead...