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Article: New measures against ID fraudsters hailed.
- Article from:
- Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)
- Article date:
- January 25, 2007
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THE new Fraud Act is a real weapon in the fight against identity fraud, according to a leading credit information service.
Equifax, said the new law would make identity fraud much more likely to attract prosecution.
The Fraud Act 2006 creates a new general offence of fraud with a maximum 10-year jail sentence, replacing all previous deception offences under the Theft Acts 1968-1996.
The new offence can be committed in three ways; by false representation, by failing to disclose information and by abuse of position
The Act also creates new offences of obtaining services dishonestly, and replaces the existing 'going equipped' offence to ...