ID tricksters eye up ladies with large handbags
By Maggie Holland in Editorial
Posted in Security on
It certainly pays to be fashionable. And Posh Spice et al have a lot to answer for…
That’s if you believe research out today by CPP that reckons women with large handbags are making themselves more of a tempting victim for ID fraudsters. Supposedly, this is because ladies are carrying around far more than they need in these larger than life bags, including passports, bills, pay slips and so on - a veritable banquet for the bad guys to feast on.
And, before the men in the industry become complacent, they should realise they’re at risk too. As the Telegraph points out, one in 10 guys now carry a so-called ‘man bag’ with many of them using it to transport documents that could easily prove lucrative in the wrong hands.
“It’s easy to forget that your identity is as valuable to a thief as your wallet or car keys. As handbags get bigger and man-bags become more popular, people need to be aware of the risks attached to carrying around personal documentation and avoid doing so if at all possible,” CPP card fraud expert, Kerry D’Souza, told the Telegraph. “Ideally your passport, bank statements, passwords and payslips should be locked away at home in a secure place.”
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