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Three Million 'Frankenstein' Identities Pose A Multi-Billion Pound Fraud Threat: LexisNexis Risk Solutions

14 Jun 2024 2:20 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The latest fraud threatening the UK could cost businesses at least £4.2billion if appropriate steps are not taken, new research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions shows.

A new study looked at over 72million consumer profiles and found 2.8million showing several signs of 'Frankenstein cloning', where fraudsters stitch real and made-up personal details together to create a 'new' synthetic identity to spoof credit checks and commit high-value fraud against banks and credit providers.

https://mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/three-million-frankenstein-identities-pose-a-multi-billion-pound-fraud-threat/

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