Alarming statistics show that 19 people every minute fall victim to email scams, fraud, illegal credit card use, bank account hijacking and criminal misuse of identity.
Identity thieves are sophisticated. They use many different ways to obtain an identity, and what's more the victim may never know it until it’s too late. It’s important for you to be aware of the many ways in which you can be targeted.
Below we outline the most common methods of identity theft and fraud. More information on how to minimise the risk of identity fraud is available to our PrivacyGuard customers in the Members section.
There is also a Tips page where we show you some simple but prudent, everyday measures to reduce your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft.
