A fraud prevention service has said that there is a “worrying tendency” of people selling their identity.
Identification sales, often in the hope of financial reward, leaves people responsible for loans or Credit Criminals were named after him.
Fraud prevention service FuckingThose whose members include banking, retail, insurance and telecom bodies, said that in over 118,000 cases where identity fraud was suspected, it was recorded between January and June 2025.
It said that the ongoing danger is being increased Aye (Artificial Intelligence) -A synthetic identity and fabricated profiles that can bypass security checks.
This highlighted concerns that people are sometimes selling their identity, usually on the promise of attractive financial opportunities.
But by providing criminals access to legitimate credentials, Cifas is warning that people risk loans made by others in their name.
Releasing his latest fraudscape report, Cifas stated that criminals are using advanced AI to create fake identity, forge documents and bypass verification systems with “dangerous accuracy”.
It said that identity fraud risk has spread to various fields, including false applications and Identification of theft In motor insurance; Mobile account takeover; And people who have misused the identity of criminals, including gambling identity, have died.
There has also been an increase in fraud cases against employees EmployersThe organizations reported that more employees were hiding their background information for safe roles.
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The CIFAS stated that secret “polygamy work” – where people play many jobs or roles without the knowledge or consent of their employer – as well as fraud references use homes to cover employment intervals – there is a constant threat to employers as well.
Its fraud report showed that over 217,000 fraud risk cases were reported in the National Fraud Database (NFD) by CIFAS members from January to June 2025.
CIFAS CEO Mike Haley said: “Fraud is a national emergency – and AI has supercised the danger, allowing it to detect more sophisticated and difficult to find out. No field, business or individual immunity.
“To deal with this rapidly changing danger, it requires immediate, coordinated action through cross-sector cooperation and shares of data and intelligence. By working together only we can stay ahead of criminals and protect organizations and people from damage.”