ID THEFT PROTECT - Identity Theft and Identity Fraud
Statistics
Over a million UK consumers have been victims of security breaches while shopping via the Internet.
(2004 - Tickbox.net)
A quarter of UK adults say they have had their identity stolen or know a victim of ID fraud.
(2005 - Which?)
Over 51% of the respondents said they believed they were likely to become a victim of identity theft in the future.
(2005 - CPP Survey)
1 in 4 UK consumers have been a victim of ID Fraud.
(2006, Equifax Survey 700 customers)
40 per cent of children had given personal details to a stranger on the internet and nearly a quarter had agreed to meet someone after chatting on the net.
