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Article: Card fraud hits one in five of city's residents
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- Yorkshire Post
- Article date:
- February 6, 2008
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LEEDS has become one of the top 10 worst cities for credit and
debit card fraud.
The city is ranked eighth position in the UK's top 10 card fraud
hotspots, with almost a fifth of Leeds residents having been a
victim of card fraud.
Nearly one in five of those questioned for a survey have had
their cards cloned from ATMs and Chip and PIN machines.
Fraud is most common over the Internet where over 40 per cent
fell prey to criminals, with Sheffield being the worst regional
hotspot for this.
Although card fraudsters are relatively indiscriminate, the
research showed credit and debit card theft particularly targeted at
women and the elderly.
The survey of 2,257 people for York-based life ...