Identity theft 'at epidemic levels'

The elderly are no longer the most likely victims as fraudsters target men in their 20s, 30s and 40s

A man looks at hacked dating website Ashley Madison
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Identity theft in the UK is reaching "epidemic levels", according to the country's leading fraud-prevention group.

More than 89,000 cases were recorded in the first six months of this year by anti-fraud organisation Cifas, a five per cent rise on the same period last year and a new record.

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