7 common forms of identity fraud
Updated / Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020
16:27
John Lowe of Money Doctors
While it sounds more Hollywood than a corner shop robbery, identity theft is much more widespread than any of us would like to think. It occurs when a criminal transfers or uses a person s identity illegally, generally in order to gain access to the victim’s finances, or to use their identity to set up a bogus bank account.
Even worse are the criminals involved in organised crime, who aim to use your identity and money for illegal activities such as drug and people trafficking. John Lowe of Money Doctors investigates.