Are you a victim already?

• Act quickly to make sure that you are not liable for financial losses caused by criminals using your identity.
• Report lost or stolen documents, such as passports, driving licences, credit cards and cheque books to the organisation that issued them.
• Consider contacting the CIFAS – the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service - to apply for protective registration if you believe you are a victim of identity fraud or at risk of becoming one, once you have registered, CIFAS members will carry out extra checks whenever anyone, including you, applies for a financial service using your address. They do this to make sure that a criminal is not trying to commit fraud by pretending to be you. You will have to pay a charge for this service.
• If someone fraudulently opened an account in your name, contact the company concerned immediately.
• Contact your bank or credit-card company to report suspicious transactions on your statement.
• Get a copy of your personal credit file and report any suspicious entries. Report the matter to your local police and ask for a crime reference number.