You can take the following steps to help protect yourself against fraud.
Check your credit report and bank statements on a regular basis and report any activity you don’t recognise to your bank or credit provider as soon as possible.
Keep any documents containing personal information e.g. your passport, driving licence, bank statements and utility bills in a safe place. Make sure your personal information is not visible on any documents you throw away.
If you move house, inform your bank, credit card providers and utility providers of your new address as soon as possible. You can also arrange for mail redirection through Royal Mail.
Further information on how you can protect yourself is available on the Action Fraud website and Take Five website.