Here's five tips to keep you safe:
Do not give any personal information (name, address, bank details, email or phone number) to anyone without verifying their credentials. This includes people cold calling you on the phone, on your doorstep or online.

Do not respond...... to unsolicited emails from banks and other organisations that ask you to click on a link and confirm your bank details. If in doubt, contact your bank using the phone number on a genuine piece of correspondence, website (typed directly into the address bar) or the phone book – but not from the email.

Destroy and preferably shred receipts with your card details on and post with your name and address on. Identity fraudsters don’t need much information in order to be able to clone your identity.

Make sure your computer has up-to-date anti-virus software and a firewall installed. Ensure your browser is set to the highest level of security notification and monitoring.

If you have been a victim of fraud, be aware of fraud recovery fraud. This is when fraudsters pretend to be a lawyer or a law enforcement officer and tell you they can help you recover the money you’ve already lost.