THE FRAUD INDEX
Welcome to the second Fraud Index, bought to you by Retail Fraud and
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the card fraud prevention specialists. Check out the postcode fraudulent hotspots across the UK,
read the latest insight into the fraud underworld and get inside the mind of a fraudster.
We appreciate your feedback so why not share your experiences with the rest of the fraud
community? To get involved in the Fraud Index, please email us at
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The true extent of card fraud in the UK Getting to know the enemy
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below are some quotes from the research. Why not
forces to reveal the download the full report at
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most
comprehensive “The going rate for a freshly stolen credit card
picture of card was about £250 with the price rising beyond £500
fraud in Britain. if it was accompanied by a PIN number or if the
Our research shows victim was at work for the day, or better still, on
where the major holiday”
fraud hotspots are Ian, fraudster, unconvicted
EH
throughout the UK TD
which can you see “I buy stuff online and flog it online on [auction
on the map to the websites] so it isn’t traceable back to me. When
right. people pay, I’ve got a head start on their details
Based on an so I usually doesn’t have a problem in getting
analysis of over 30 enough info to get a card in their name. I does
million ‘good’ and that online too so there’s no comeback”
‘bad’ card
PH Perth
PL Plymouth
Chris, fraudster, unconvicted
PO Portsmouth
transactions over
PR Preston
RG Reading
RH Redhill
the past six months
RM Romford
S Sheffield
(January to June
SA Swansea
SG Stevenage
SK Stockport
2008), the findings
SL Slough
SM Sutton
Man on the inside
SN Swindon
focus on fraudulent
ames SO Southampton
Our man on the inside has been keeping his eye on the
SP Salisbury
activity by
SR Sunderland
SS Southend-on-Sea fraudulent underworld and brings you the latest update
ST Stoke-on-Trent
postcode. In the
SY Shrewsbury
TA Taunton
on the hottest fraud news…
South East of
TD Galashiels
TF Telford “I have seen a huge increase in sharing of email
TN Tunbridge Wells
London, for
TQ Torquay
TR Truro
account and password information only data in the
TS Cleveland
example, postcodes
TW Twickenham
fraud chatrooms. Why? Because in most cases the
UB Southall
SE28, SE18, SE15,
ne WA Warrington
WD Watford public are still using the same password for all their
WF Wakefield
SE6 and SE17 house
WN Wigan
WR Worcester
website logins. The fraudsters can build a profile of you
the worst
WS Walsall
WV Wolverhampton so that they can target you with more specific phishing
YO York
offenders.
ZE Lerwick
emails.
Outside of the Another popular current trend is trading Xbox Live
capital, other Accounts. These accounts have credit/debit cards
hotspots in the top attached and fraudsters are buying games, films etc and
ten places include Manchester (5th) Romford (3rd) and Ilford (8th) in downloading them as there is currently no verification
Essex, and Dartford (10th) in Kent. In the Midlands, Coventry (7th) is of the console implemented. The Xbox account holder
followed by Nottingham (9th). then finds themselves having to pay for the downloads”
Download the fraud map research at Want to find out more? Email me at
http://www.192business.com/news/exposed-card-fraud-in-the-uk manontheinside@192.com
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