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Home Affairs to probe ID theft in the Cape

2009-08-31T22:26:00.000-07:00

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An Eastern Cape teenager who has been waiting for an identity document for two years has been shocked to discover that four people were using her ID number.

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2009-08-31T21:55:00.000-07:00

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Fingerprint biometrics: the only solution for a secure banking environment

2009-08-31T21:48:00.000-07:00

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Ideally, a bank operating in any country should verify the true identity of a potential client through direct verification against the population register (PR).Nevertheless, it is anticipated that banks would insist on controlling their own identification systems because a national system would have the capacity to also handle banking-related transactions in realtime. Consequently, the banking sector would require the implementation of its own automated fingerprint identification system solution (AFIS). Without verification against the PR, this solution would not necessarily allow the bank to establish a client's true identity, but it will allow the bank to determine if a particular client has been registered before, possibly under a different name, allowing immediate detection if this person attempts to open another bank account. Should all the banks then agree to exchange information and use a central AFIS, fraudulent acts become even more difficult, if not impossible, to commit.

ID theft at Absa is a first in SA crime logs

2009-08-30T05:01:00.000-07:00

Story From

Edward West July 22 2003 at 07:58AM
Cape Town - The theft of the identities of three Absa customers to access their Internet banking accounts appeared to be the first crimes of this kind in this country, but a recent survey in the United States has claimed that seven million American adults have been victims of identity theft over the past year.Richard Peasey, Absa group information security officer, said it was too early to say the crime had been nipped in the bud and it was unlikely all banks and institutions would admit to being affected by this kind of fraud.Nevertheless, Absa and the rest of the banking industry were working together to combat this new crime. Absa's own internet banking security had not been breached.

Absa's share price dipped 20c to R35,80 on Monday, but it sank as low as R35,40 in early trade on Tuesday morning in reaction to news that three Absa clients had money removed from their accounts after a fraudster managed to gain unauthorised access to their computers and load software, called key-stroke logging software, which automatically copied everything they typed on their computers and sent it back to the fraudster without their knowledge. A further six cases were under investigation.An analyst said bank shares were generally lower on Monday on profit taking, as the sector had risen relatively strongly in the past few weeks.Roland Le Sueur, Internet banking head at First National Bank (FNB), said security on FNB's Internet banking system had not been compromised.Apart from security awareness programmes, FNB notified clients by SMS every time a banking transaction took place, a unique procedure in the local market which greatly added to security for the client.A statement from Standard Bank said: "To our knowledge, we have not had an event similar to the Absa incident." The bank stressed that clients should always protect their personal identification numbers (PINs) and passwords.Gartner Research, the world's biggest technology research house, said a survey in May showed that about 3,4 percent of all US consumers, or seven million adults, had been victimised by identity theft last year. Only 5 807 arrests were made by the FBI, the US Secret Service and the US Postal Service in 2000, the last year of available data."Even if it assumed that arrests doubled, which is highly unlikely, the criminal still has a one in 700 chance of getting caught by federal authorities," the research note said.Research in the US showed that more than half of all identity theft were committed by criminals who had established relationships with their victims, such as family members, roommates, neighbours or co-workers.

Giving ID theft the finger

2009-08-30T04:56:00.000-07:00

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ID fraudsters bank billions

2009-08-30T04:42:00.000-07:00

Identity theft world's fastest growing criminal activity according to

Mark Carrels
Fraudsters using stolen or copied identity documents are stealing millions of rands from unsuspecting South Africans in what is becoming one of the fastest growing criminal activities in the world.
Since April last year, identity fraudsters have stolen more than R83 million from banks alone, while experts say identity theft worldwide already amounts to billions of dollars.
Head of forensics at First National Bank in Johannesburg, Eddie Blight, said identity fraud or impersonation theft was the fastest growing fraudulent activity in the world.

See Cape Argus Online

Nearly 1 000 ID books stolen

2009-08-30T04:27:00.000-07:00

Bushbuckridge - Nearly 1 000 identity books have been reported stolen from the Department of Home Affairs' Mhala office in Bushbuckridge.
The 987 ID books were stolen on December 6 when thieves broke into the building through a window.
"The thieves broke the padlock on a cabinet in which 987 new ID books were stored," said Mhala head of detectives, Superintendent Alfred Dlamini.
He said police had opened a case of burglary and were warning members of the public not to be tempted into buying the stolen IDs on the black market.
"We are warning the community not to buy those IDs, but to report the suspects to the police," he said.
Goodwill Mabasa is one person whose ID book was stolen.
"What am I going to do now? I just found a new job and the company wants a copy of my ID book," he said.
A 27-year-old security guard told police that she didn't hear or see anything that night as it had been raining heavily.
Acting manager at the Mhala Home Affairs office, Buttlers Mhlaba, said he could not comment as he was on leave.
- African Eye

Lost or stolen ID book?

2009-08-30T04:06:00.000-07:00

31 July 2009 - 14:15 Author: Wendy Knowler (Consumerwatch) ECR
Has your ID book been lost or stolen?

To prevent your identity being used to commit fraud, call the SA Fraud Prevention Service on 0860 101 248 - urgently.They will send your ID details out to all credit providers as a red alert.It does mean that in future you will have to carry extra documentation in order to prove that you are the person named in your ID book, but it’s a small price to pay.

More contact details for SAFPS:

Tel: 011 8696460E-mail: safps@safps.org.za

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2009-08-30T01:21:00.001-07:00

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Identity theft is on the increase and it is costing the South African economy billions every year

2009-08-30T01:20:00.001-07:00

Identity theft is on the increase and it is costing the South African economy billions every year.

Fred Steffers, MD of Consumer Profile Bureau, a source of credit information, says ID theft had become the white collar crime of choice because it is so easy.

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CSIR Studies on Biometrics

2009-08-30T01:18:00.002-07:00

CSIR Studies on Biometrics
Several Links to Information around Biometrics in South Africa

Also this is a Good read
This 26 Page PDF Document found on the CSIR makes for good reading on a case study.

Identity-theft fraud on the rise.

2009-08-30T01:18:00.001-07:00

Identity-theft fraud on the rise.
Fraud related to identity theft cost South African businesses R276-million in the first three months of 2008, said Alexander Forbes Insurance on Tuesday

Identity theft 'costing SA millions'

2009-08-30T01:14:00.000-07:00

Identity theft could be costing South Africa more than R1-billion every year, according to a major credit bureau and a national insurance organisation.

The SA Fraud Prevention Service, a non-profit organisation that works to combat fraud, identity theft and financial crime, says it is getting up to 25 complaints daily.

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What is my cost for such a invaluable service making is possible that no one can use my Identity accept for me.

2009-08-30T01:12:00.001-07:00

Your cost is FREE the Merchant offering you this peace of mind service will pay a very small fee for the identification check. This will secure the merchant is not being done in by criminal element.

What makes 1Finger more convenient that legacy solutions such as forms

2009-08-30T01:11:00.000-07:00

With 1 Finger we offer a FREE SDK to software developers so that if you go to a supplier using 1 Finger within their application you have no need to complete application forms, they can populate your information from the 1 Finger data base and then print out your application form for you to sign.

How do I know my privacy is being kept

2009-08-30T01:10:00.001-07:00

My question to you is when someone gets you to fill out a form at a doctors room or an application for an account—what guarantee do you have that your data is safe. With the 1Finger system if anyone requests your info you will get a FREE E-mail or at your request you can also get a real time SMS. This is more than you get right now after you leave a form with someone and have no guarantee as to who is looking at your info

Child ID Theft on the Rise

2009-08-30T01:02:00.000-07:00

SCNow.com reported recent statistics from the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs that show that infants and child identity theft is one of the fastest growing segments of identity theft in the nation. If a child’s identity is stolen, it will probably be at least 18 years before the parent or child discovers the crime.Most children are at risk of having their identities stolen because, at birth, the majority of parents get Identity numbers for their kids. If that number falls into the wrong hands, the child may have credit problems in the future, and possibly even be turned down for jobs.

Reviewing a child’s Credit statement is a good way to detect identity theft, according to the government consumer affairs office. If a child has a reported income, that’s a strong indication his or her identity has been stolen.

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