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IDENTITY THEFT
IS OBTAINING SOMEONE’S
IDENTITY UNLAWFULLY,
AnD
IDENTITY FRAUD
IS USING THAT IDENTITY
FOR DECEPTIVE
PURPOSES WHICH IS
LIKELY TO LEAD TO
FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL
LOSS TO THE
INDIVIDUAL.
YOUR IDENTITY YOU MAY BE
CAN BE USED TO: A VICTIM IF:
• Open a bank account • You notice unfamiliar items on your
• Order goods in your name bank and credit card statements.
• Apply for credit cards • You receive statements for accounts you
• Apply for loans did not open or know about
• Apply for state benefits • Your mail, particularly your bank / credit
• Get mobile phone contracts card statements etc go missing.
• Sell your assets like your home • You have lost important documents
• Apply for passports like your passport or driving license
• Apply for driving license • You are refused credit or benefit
• Get married in your name applications for no good reason.
HOw TO REPORT A SCAM
• IF YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OR RISK OF
HARM, PHONE 999 IMMEDIATELY.
• YOU SHOULD REPORT FRAUD, SCAMS AND RELATED CYBERCRIME
DIRECTLY TO ACTION FRAUD UNLESS YOU ARE REQUESTING A CALL
FOR SERVICE FROM THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
(PSNI).
• IF YOU REPORT A SCAM, IT gIVES IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO
THE AUTHORITIES THAT CAN BE USED TO WARN OTHER PEOPLE.
REPORT ONLINE AT ACTION FRAUD:
TELEPHONE – ACTION FRAUD 0300 123 2040
WWW.ACTIONFRAUD.POLICE.UK/REPORTINg-FRAUD-AND-CYBER-CRIME
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