The real-life consequences of having your identity stolen

Having your identity stolen is far from ideal, but the consequences could last a lot longer than you’d expect. In this episode, we’re joined by Which? scams expert Faye Lipson and Steve Goddard from financial crime prevention firm Featurespace to explain how fraudsters are diversifying their skillset to find new ways to steal our ID. They explain how AI is lowering the barriers of entry for scammers, and what you can do to keep your data safe. Read more about how scammers are targeting us (https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/rise-in-criminals-opening-mobile-and-savings-accounts-in-victims-name-a7lWw9Y3lkcJ) & sign up for our free weekly Money newsletter (https://signup.which.co.uk/wlp-money-newsletter) Find out how to check your credit score (https://www.which.co.uk/money/credit-cards-and-loans/credit-scores/how-to-check-your-credit-score-for-free-aT57P5B8YSMX) & read more on how to join the Cifas Protective Register (https://www.cifas.org.uk/pr) Sign up for our free Scam Alerts service (https://act.which.co.uk/page/103781/data/1) Click here to send us an email (mailto:podcasts@which.co.uk) Get 50% off an annual Which? membership (https://which.co.uk/podcastoffer) Become a Which? Money member (https://signup.which.co.uk/wlp-money?internalReferral=Money_editors) to access 1-to-1 guidance