Ni Numbers of 140,000 Visible On Tax Envelopes

Daily Mail (June 30, 2008)

Author: Michael Lea

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MORE than 140,000 workers have been put at risk of identity fraud by another Government data blunder.

A glitch meant tax forms were sent out with national insurance numbers visible alongside the recipients' names and addresses.

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Ni Numbers of 140,000 Visible On Tax Envelopes

The details could be a useful building block for conmen trying to access someone's personal records, security experts said.

The NI number could...

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