The National High Tech Crime Unit notch up another major success and six men have been jailed for a major Identity Theft scam involving Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Co-Operative banks. The gang using information gleaned from an on-line house auction site were able to personate identities of individuals whom had died and use these fake identities to open bank accounts, obtain loans.
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The National High Tech Crime Unit notch up another major success and six men have been jailed for a major Identity Theft scam involving Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Co-Operative banks. The gang using information gleaned from an on-line house auction site were able to personate identities of individuals whom had died and use these fake identities to open bank accounts, obtain loans.
