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 Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject: ID Cards Will 'Help Fraudsters' |
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ID cards will 'help fraudsters'
By Joe Morgan
June 13, 2005
LEADING fraud experts have rejected Tony Blair��s claims that identity cards will help to stem the soaring costs of identity theft.
Dr James Backhouse, a director of the London School of Economics Information Systems Integrity Group, said that identity cards would instead become the new master key for identity fraudsters, who would be able to acquire the cards using stolen documents. An identity theft takes place every four minutes and costs the country an estimated £1.3 billion a year.
It is one of the fastest-growing crimes in Britain. Fraudsters typically use discarded utility bills or bank statements of their victims to apply for loans and credit cards. Mr Backhouse said it would be impossible for the Government to stop fraudsters from applying for identity cards using fake documents.
Once a successful application has been made, an identity fraudster will have his own biometric details imprinted on an ID card displaying fake or stolen personal information.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1652189,00.html |
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