News0 min ago
Identity Theft - Fraudster Taking Out Car Insurance With Several Companies
A fraudster stole my identity last week. The crime came to light when Barclaycard alerted me to five fraudulent transactions on my credit card, all in the space of an hour, to car insurance companies.
This is now being sorted out by Barclaycard, Action Fraud and the insurance companies concerned.
What I would like to know is why did the criminal set up five different car insurance policies? What did he or she have to gain?
This is now being sorted out by Barclaycard, Action Fraud and the insurance companies concerned.
What I would like to know is why did the criminal set up five different car insurance policies? What did he or she have to gain?
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by MWG14. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's not compulsory, LB. The fraudsters must be able to find a way of getting the money paid to a different account.
If you cancel an insurance policy within the statutory cooling off period the insurer must refund your money (less any reasonable admin charges). They don't have the right to say how that refund will be paid.
If you cancel an insurance policy within the statutory cooling off period the insurer must refund your money (less any reasonable admin charges). They don't have the right to say how that refund will be paid.
wondering how they did it?
spend you time much better by looking at;
https:/ /www.ci fas.org .uk/ser vices/i dentity -protec tion/pr otectiv e-regis tration
it is god guys register where it says you have been cloned....
makes it difficult to take out loans - extra checks involved
which I found useful
second time round
identity theft no 2 was a less of shock to the system
sort of o bloody hell not again
rather than eek !
spend you time much better by looking at;
https:/
it is god guys register where it says you have been cloned....
makes it difficult to take out loans - extra checks involved
which I found useful
second time round
identity theft no 2 was a less of shock to the system
sort of o bloody hell not again
rather than eek !
Hastings, one of the companies involved, has now registered my details with CIFAS.
I am always very careful with my data. I shread anything with my name/address on it before throwing it away and that sort of thing. I have a call blocking telephone to weed out any dodgy calls, never open links in odd-looking emails and so-on. I don’t live in a flat with a communal letterbox.
I am always very careful with my data. I shread anything with my name/address on it before throwing it away and that sort of thing. I have a call blocking telephone to weed out any dodgy calls, never open links in odd-looking emails and so-on. I don’t live in a flat with a communal letterbox.
They don't need to steal your whole identity- they just got access to your Barclaycard security details or had a cloned version of your card. It happened to one of mine which I only used for online purchases and neve left my possession - then someone went on a spending spree with my account one evening hundreds of miles away. I got it all back. The credit card company would not give any info/engage in any conversation on how it happened and made no suggestions on how to stop it happening again
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.