Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud

Organisations are facing a big increase in sophisticated fraud, in particular Synthetic Identity Fraud (SIF). SIF is one of the fastest growing threats, which sees criminals generating new, false identities using a combination of real, stolen and fake data – such as birthdates and addresses – which they then use …

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Tax officer jailed after defrauding HMRC of £200,000

He falsified records and filtered the money into dozens of accounts that he had access to Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 07:01, 08 Dec 2025 Mohammed Daar A tax officer who fraudulently pocketed more than £200,000 to help pay off his wedding debt has been jailed. Mohammed Daar, 36, was described …

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Great Bedfordian: Ken Parsons – Bedford Independent

Great Kempstonian: Ken Parsons. Image: Ken Parsons This month’s Great Bedfordian is proud Kempstonian, Ken Parsons, the host of the wonderful Bedford Podcast. “I got frustrated at the amount of negative moaning on social media about Bedford,” said Ken. “So I set up the podcast to celebrate the amazing people …

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