Report reveals 54% rise in false insurance claims
False insurance claims and identity fraud is on the rise according to a report by fraud prevention service the Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (Cifas).
The report, FRAUDSCAPE - Depicting the UK's fraud landscape, revealed a significant increase in false insurance claims and identity fraud as recorded by its members.
In 2009 there was a 54% increase in the number of false insurance claims to 670 cases compared to 2008 whilst identity fraud rose by 74% from 601 cases in 2008 to 1046 cases in 2009.
According to the report, total fraud rose by nearly 10% compared with the year before to just over 235,000 cases in 2009. There was a 32% in identity
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