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		  <title>Identity verification methods to combat fraud</title>
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		      		      The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rise in identity theft as phishing emails and unsolicited robocalls increased in frequency. The theft of social security numbers resulted in higher numbers of false claims being made, while lockdown periods saw a rise in marketing scams and changed shopping habits, resulting in more people shopping online and falling victim to card fraud via digital payment methods.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>6 ways to protect your credit card information online</title>
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		      		      Online consumers have many legitimate concerns about the safety of their credit card information. We hear about so many data breaches and cases of identity theft, it’s difficult to really feel safe when doing any sort of financial transactions online.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>6 million Brits have been a victim of financial fraud</title>
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		      		      Over a third (34%) of Brits are worried about falling victim to fraud, according to new research. The poll also found that 12% of UK adults (5.9 million people) have already been a victim of a financial fraud, while one in ten said that at least one of their online accounts has been hacked.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>How to avoid being a victim of card fraud</title>
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		      		      Card fraud is big business for crooks. According to Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK), fraud losses on payment cards (credit, debit, charge and ATM-only cards) totalled £567.5 million in 2015, an increase of 18% on the previous year. It accounted for three-quarters of financial fraud losses.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Illegal web trade of personal information soars to record highs</title>
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		      		      While people are getting better at taking steps to protect their personal information online, the volume of illegally traded information online is soaring with more than 110 million pieces of data bought and sold by criminals so far in 2014, according to research from Experian.		    ]]>
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		  <link>https://www.easier.com/126557-illegal-web-trade-of-personal-information-soars-to-record-highs.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>1 in 5 inhabitants of phantom addresses have failed a credit check because of where they live</title>
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		      		      As Halloween approaches, visiting a ghost house may be something many are keen to do in order to get a fright. However, for one in eight (16%) people in the UK, living at a phantom address is something they experience all too often.		    ]]>
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		  <link>https://www.easier.com/126404-1-in-5-inhabitants-of-phantom-addresses-have-failed-a-credit-check-because-of-where-they-live.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Five signs you’re a victim of identity theft</title>
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		      		      More than 132,000 cases of identity-related fraud were recorded in the UK in 2013 – the equivalent of more than 350 people falling victim every day.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Brits not as savvy as they think when it comes to ID protection</title>
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		      		      A staggering four million people in the UK have already fallen victim to identity theft; the Experian Victims of Fraud team showed a massive (37%) year-on-year increase in the number of confirmed cases of fraud resolved in 2013 – yet, it appears that many Brits are still falling short of even the basics of online identity protection.		    ]]>
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		  <link>https://www.easier.com/124346-brits-not-as-savvy-as-they-think-when-it-comes-to-id-protection.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Don’t let ID fraudsters turn a dream holiday into a nightmare</title>
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		      		      With summertime in full swing and the school holidays starting, jetting off for a week of sun, sea and TLC is top of the to-do list right now for many Brits.		    ]]>
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		  <link>https://www.easier.com/124171-dont-let-id-fraudsters-turn-a-dream-holiday-into-a-nightmare.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>New statistics reveal increase in identity fraud</title>
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		      		      Analysis from Experian reveals a 37% year-on-year increase in confirmed fraud cases identified by the Experian Victims of Fraud service in 2013.		    ]]>
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		  <link>https://www.easier.com/123103-new-statistics-reveal-increase-in-identity-fraud.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Card fraud increased in 2012</title>
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		      		      Card fraud within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) increased in 2012 for the first time since 2008, driven mainly by higher internet fraud.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Telephone shoppers are putting their credit cards at risk of fraud</title>
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		      		      Many of us are putting ourselves at risk of fraud by reading credit and debit numbers out loud in public places, according to research commissioned by Semafone.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>73% of Britons have experienced a fraud attempt</title>
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		      		      Nearly three quarters of the UK&#039;s population has experienced some type of fraud attempt, according to a survey by first direct.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Fraudsters pose as bank staff to ask pin over phone</title>
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		      		      New fraud intelligence demonstrates the extent of the rise of an audacious telephone-based deception targeting British credit and debit card holders.
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Brits at risk of ID theft as laid-back attitudes leave us ‘logged in’</title>
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		      		      UK consumers are the most likely in Europe to become victims of ID fraud and new research from ID fraud expert Equifax has revealed one of the key ways that Brits are putting themselves at risk.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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