50,000 ID fraud victims so far this year

Fraud in the first half of 2011 is 10% higher than a year ago according to new figures from CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service – with more than 50,000 ID fraud victims.

Using someone else’s identity is fraudsters’ preferred method so far this year. CIFAS recorded 111,505 frauds from January to June and more than half related to impersonation and identity fraud (46%) or the takeover of a victim’s accounts (10%).