ID fraud facts

In 2005 there were more than 100,000 victims of ID fraud in the UK.
ID Fraud is the UK’s fastest growing white collar crime.
ID Fraud costs the UK £1.7bn per year.
It takes the average victim over 300 hours of stress and worry to put their records straight after their identity has been stolen.
In 2005 it was estimated that card related identity fraud cost the UK economy £439m.
41% of PC users don’t have an active firewall (source APACS).