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CIFAS Marker Hell

Manch · 2025-05-05 07:04:12

Hi My husband had a CIFAS marker placed in his accounts last year after he was the victim of a rather unpleasant and sophisticated fraud. The whole experience was horrendous and at the time we were grateful for any measures to prevent further fraud happening. Fast forwards 12 months and we are finding it almost impossible…

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grumpy_codger Posts: 1,477 Forumite

14 May 2025 at 7:58PM edited 14 May 2025 at 8:00PM

Lennyloo said:

I don’t know which way to turn. My son feels like taking his own life. He is unable to get any kind of bank account after having his identity stolen. He has had the CIFA markers removed after obtaining a crime number but the problem continues. ...

If the problem continues, I think this means that it wasn't only this marker that caused the problem and, possibly, not only at CIFAS.

See MSE article: Fraud scoring can count too

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