The BBC have given its backing to the National Identity Fraud Prevention Week highlighting the need for extra precautions with articles on BBC News and features on The One Show.
Statistics compiled for NIFW show a third of UK employees throw sensitive documents in the bin instead of shredding them potentially leaving themselves open to fraud and data theft.
The finding also reported that almost three-quarters of workers felt their businesses could do more to protect customer’s sensitive information.
Identity fraud costs the UK more than £1.2bn annually. The UK's Fraud Prevention Service says 60,000 people have already been a victim so far this year.
ID fraud involves fraudsters stealing personal details and then using them - often to apply for credit or benefits in their victim's name.
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