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cherokee · 17-10-2006, 20:48

I dont know if this is mentioned in another post and apologies if it is , but I Have just been watching Watchdog who ran an article on identity theft .

It disgusts me that banks and building societies all over the uk are banging on about the seriousness of shredding your documents ,not giving personal info out, keeping your pin number safe, and all this time it has been revealed that these so called authorities have the audacity to just throw our (the customer) personal details in their bins without shredding or giving a thought to the dangers of exposure to all of the above for all and sundary to get their hands on .

It even revealed cut up credit cards placed into the clear bank bags and showed just how easy it is for a fraudster to use these details to obtain goods .

I just hope this exposure on watchdog has made banks etc sit up and review their disposal policies ..

what do you think ?

17-10-2006, 20:48	#1
cherokee God Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 1 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 288	Identity Theft I dont know if this is mentioned in another post and apologies if it is , but I Have just been watching Watchdog who ran an article on identity theft . It disgusts me that banks and building societies all over the uk are banging on about the seriousness of shredding your documents ,not giving personal info out, keeping your pin number safe, and all this time it has been revealed that these so called authorities have the audacity to just throw our (the customer) personal details in their bins without shredding or giving a thought to the dangers of exposure to all of the above for all and sundary to get their hands on . It even revealed cut up credit cards placed into the clear bank bags and showed just how easy it is for a fraudster to use these details to obtain goods . I just hope this exposure on watchdog has made banks etc sit up and review their disposal policies .. what do you think ?