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Mobile phone ID fraud 'increases'
gs027101
08-09-2009
Mobile phone ID fraud 'increases'

There has been a rise in the number of mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals, figures show. According to the UK fraud prevention service Cifas, the practice is one of the growth areas of identity theft...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/te...00/8242709.stm

This might see high churn rates switching from accounts payable to prepay accounts
teletv
09-09-2009
Ive had mobile contracts taken out in my name without my knowledge, and it took ages to get it sorted, The only one they couldnt take a contract out with was o2 as i already have a contract with them. In fact it was o2 that alerted me to what was going on.
It was a 'neighbour' that had my mail put through his door, that managed to get my details, since we live in flats the postcodes are the same. Ive had three vodafone and orange all chasing me for phones ive never had, and they wouldnt give up.... THREE still dont even though now its a police investigation
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