Following the child benefit details leak ....

[Mk2Jo]

I have received this e-mail this morning from U-Switch (I switch gas/elec supplier with them and so am on their database). Doesn't take them long does it to jump on the bandwagon :

 

 

Dear Jo,

 

The latest bungle by government bureaucrats has potentially exposed millions of people’s personal data to fraudsters. To help uSwitch customers who may have been affected, we’ve partnered with Equifax, one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies. They can help you identify quickly and easily if someone has applied for credit using your identity for just £3.99 per month.

 

Fraud protection for just £3.99 a month

Equifax Identity Watch™ will check your credit report for suspicious activity and then alert you by text and email if they find anything. The sooner you are aware of any potential fraud, the sooner you can take action.

 

Apply now and you’ll pay just £3.99 per month - a third off the standard price.

 

Protect yourself today

[Pipster007]

I'd say it may be easier for peeps just to go to the bank and get them to change their bank account for a new one. That's the easiest way of having money removed from your account, that I can see

 

Unfortunately I don't know if new NI numbers will be issued or how to change your name and address or any of the other probs that have been exposed due to the debarcle

[Twinkle]

as far as i know pip you cant change your ni number

[Pipster007]

as far as i know pip you cant change your ni number

 

I'm sure the government can, seeing as they fooked up, is what I meant

[Twinkle]

as far as i know pip you cant change your ni number

 

I'm sure the government can, seeing as they fooked up, is what I meant

 

you know what the goverment is like though m8 its not their money thats gonna be taken its the publics

[Pipster007]

as far as i know pip you cant change your ni number

 

I'm sure the government can, seeing as they fooked up, is what I meant

 

you know what the goverment is like though m8 its not their money thats gonna be taken its the publics

 

They can always give us those NI numbers that they are giving to all the ill eagles that are entering the country

[Mk2Jo]

To be honest, it's not the bank account details that worry me most it's the potential for identity fraud using my children's details Even if it's not done now, it could still be done in 10 years time when my boys are adults .... it's the sort of information that could be sold on. So, you don't just need to worry about it now, they could be looking over their shoulders as it were for the rest of their lives .

[Twinkle]

thats the problem jo, 10 years or more down the line how could you prove it was down to a government fook up to get it sorted! i bet they dont even know who's details are missing to be able to give warnings to those that need them and also new ni numbers etc to prevent it

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[Pipster007]

How much is that costing to tell us something we already know. That money could be used to plug some of the holes that have been left open in this mess

[Twinkle]

I heard on the news this morning that they are sending out 7 million letters today saying sorry, but what use is that to anybody

 

depends how big the compensation cheque in them is gonna be

[bortaf]

I heard on the news this morning that they are sending out 7 million letters today saying sorry, but what use is that to anybody

 

well it's another fekking waist of money aint it, you know these labour twats love to give it away

then they can charge us for it to make em feel better (where's the Apple Pies emocticon?) ?

[Pipster007]

(where's the winkers emocticon?) ?

[ZetecVan 2.0]

And what a load of the round ones when they said they sent the whole database instead of just the name and NI number, it was a cost cutting exercise and would have been to expensive to extract those two fields.

 

No, it's just lazyness. It's a doddle to extract two columns out of a whole database.

 

And what are they doing outsourcing sensitive information anyway?

[mk2_escort_chick]

I'm a lil confuesed about the whole situation.

Is it everyone who is receiving family allowance now

or does it also include people who were receiving it up until a few months/year ago?

If it includes a few months ago (sep) then we're one of the people too.

This country is a fooking joke!!!

[jimbo]

On the subject of credit checks, you can get them, at any time from equifax and experian for the princely sum of £2 each, or you can even fiddle the system to get 'em for free

 

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/credit-rating-credit-score#dknow

 

Well worth a check, especially before going for a mortgage, or a big loan.

 

In fact the whole site is well worth a look.

[jimbo]

Speaking of the HMRC info leaks. It just made my job a lot easier. I spend my days trying to convince NHS top bods of the perils of data going where it shouldn't.

 

It's amazing how much more attention they've paid in the last two days