Identity fraud is big business. In 2019, Cifas, the UK fraud prevention service, recorded 223,163 cases on its National Fraud Database – a staggering increase of 18% on the previous year and the sharpest rise in the last five years.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisoruk/2020/08/25/id-fraud-is-a-scourge-of-the-ageheres-how-to-protect-yourself/
