Identity theft
Identity theft is a growing threat; it has a devastating impact on victims, and facilitates a wide range of harmful policy and claims scams.
In our latest Prevention campaign, we're highlighting how a seven-fold rise in cases of identity theft is fueling policy fraud, and have revealed the UK's top policy fraud hotspots to help protect those most at risk.
Now more than ever, it's vital that everyone is vigilant to the signs of policy fraud and if they think their details have been used in an insurance scam, to report it to our CheatLine.
Videos for social media and web
Campaign awareness videos are available below, to view or download from our Vimeo page. For any help, please contact pressoffice@insurancefraudbureau.org
*Resources on this page raise awareness of identity theft, which is a key driver in organised policy and claims fraud. Other forms of these frauds include individuals misrepresenting their own information for financial gain (opportunistic fraud). Please visit our Fraud Cons Prevention campaign for more info on opportunistic fraud.
Have your details been used in an insurance scam? 1/3
John Davies, Intelligence and Investigations Manager at the IFB, highlights who may be at risk of an impersonation scam.
If sharing on social media, we recommend including a link to our Victims of Impersonation (identity theft) advice page.
Check it out and help spread the word:
Impersonation scams video
UK policy fraud hotspots, revealed! 2/3
The UK's top policy fraud hotspots have been revealed to help protect the public, following record-high cases of identity theft.
If sharing on social media, we recommend including a link to our Victims of Impersonation (identity theft) advice page, which features a button to the hotspots.
UK policy fraud hotspots video
