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Credit Card Fraud
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Matafleur said:
Sorry, lazy description! This is what they said which I think is good:eskbanker said:
Just to be clear, it should specifically be a 'victim of impersonation' marker applied by CIFAS, rather than a fraud one as such, which would typically imply being the perpetrator of fraud....Matafleur said:I will have a Cifas fraud marker applied but I can't see that will be more inconvenient than the protective registration that I've also paid for. Worth the annoyance if this never happens again.
There is a marker against your address, indicating to other organisations that you have been a victim of impersonation and another person has used your name and personal identification details
That might result in you having to provide additional information/evidence when you apply for any credit product to prove you are you. That might be a little frustrating, but at least it's then likely you won't have a repeat of this again in the future.
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That already happens with the protective registration anyway. Well worth the inconvenience in my view, I never want to go through this again.cymruchris said:Matafleur said:
Sorry, lazy description! This is what they said which I think is good:eskbanker said:
Just to be clear, it should specifically be a 'victim of impersonation' marker applied by CIFAS, rather than a fraud one as such, which would typically imply being the perpetrator of fraud....Matafleur said:I will have a Cifas fraud marker applied but I can't see that will be more inconvenient than the protective registration that I've also paid for. Worth the annoyance if this never happens again.
There is a marker against your address, indicating to other organisations that you have been a victim of impersonation and another person has used your name and personal identification details
That might result in you having to provide additional information/evidence when you apply for any credit product to prove you are you. That might be a little frustrating, but at least it's then likely you won't have a repeat of this again in the future.0 -
Thank you for the update and glad it’s all sorted.Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £18,886.270
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