Government accused of inflating ID fraud figures

The UK Government is facing criticism over its recent attempt to bolster plans for a national identity card scheme by releasing a report suggesting that identity fraud is costing the UK economy over £1.7 billion a year.

See:
The Government statistics (4-page / 83KB PDF)
The Silicon.com report

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