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Identity Theft of the Dead up by 66%

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3/10/08

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Impersonation of the dead (IOD) is now Britain's top form of identity theft and CIFAS, the fraud protection service has reported a 66 per cent increase in reported incidents since January 2007. Almost a quarter of a million people are feared to have had their identity stolen last year after they had died.

Official figures released by CIFAS show that there were 70,000 cases of IOD theft reported, but experts believe that the true figure could be at least three times as many. "The reasons for changing trends are the fact that credit has become harder to obtain," says Peter Hurst, CIFAS chief executive. "As a result, not only are fraudsters turning their attention to accounts that are already in existence, but consumers and anti-fraud departments are also feeling the effects."

It is estimated that victims families are having to spend up to £8,000 to clean up the fraud left by the identity theft of deceased relatives. Familes are urged to get the names of their dead relatives removed from databases that send them junk mail.

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