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Identity Theft is a crime almost unnoticed but with massive reach. It is estimated that ID theft cost the UK economy 1.2 billion GBP in 2008, with the perpetrators running up vast debts in the victims name. 22/02/2009
in Society, on the 22nd of February 2009

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From phishing to cyber attack to trawling old hard drives for information down to rooting through bins for old bills, Identity Theft is a crime almost unnoticed but with massive reach. It is estimated that ID theft cost the UK economy 1.2 billion GBP in 2008, with the perpetrators running up vast debts in the victims name via credit cards and other financial services.

computer, crime, hard drive, ID theft, Identity theft, information, lost, money, phishing, theft

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