{"id":1019,"date":"2014-01-23T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T17:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/might-i-be-a-victim-of-identity-theft\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:26:59","slug":"might-i-be-a-victim-of-identity-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/might-i-be-a-victim-of-identity-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Might I be a victim of identity theft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Might I be a victim of identity theft?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230; silent crime and fraudsters are cunning about covering their tracks. How prevalent is it? Speaking about a top level overview of fraud figures released on Tuesday this week, Richard Hurley of the UK Fraud Prevention Service, CIFAS, says of all &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/finance\/personalfinance\/consumertips\/jessicainvestigates\/10591430\/Might-I-be-a-victim-of-identity-theft.html\">Telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parting after <b>passport<\/b> pain<\/strong><br \/>\nBLS International, the agency recruited by India to process applications for visas in the US and 18 other countries, has lost at least 45 passports of Indian and foreign nationals since July 1, 2013, a review by the external affairs ministry has revealed.<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/1140115\/jsp\/frontpage\/story_17824730.jsp\">Calcutta Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>After failing to get justice, Rabiya Khan seeks US help to aid Jiah&#39;s death probe<\/strong><br \/>\nRabiya, a British passport holder, stated that she has received a letter to this effect. 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