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- The Independent
Urgent warning issued to people selling their identities online
There is a 'worrying trend' of people selling their own identities, a fraud prevention service has said. The selling of identities, often in the hope of financial reward, leaves people liable for loans or credit taken out in their name by criminals. Fraud prevention service Cifas, whose members include banking, retail, insurance, and telecoms bodies, said that more than 118,000 cases where identity fraud was suspected were recorded between January and June 2025. It said the ongoing threat is being exacerbated by AI (artificial intelligence)-enabled synthetic identities and fabricated profiles that can bypass security checks. It highlighted concerns that people are sometimes selling their own identities, typically on the promise of attractive financial opportunities. But by giving criminals access to legitimate credentials, Cifas is warning that people risk having debts built up by others in their name. Releasing its latest Fraudscape report, Cifas said that criminals are using advanced AI to create fake identities, forge documents, and bypass verification systems with 'alarming accuracy'. It said identity fraud risks have spread across various sectors, including false applications and identity theft in motor insurance; mobile account takeovers; and gambling-related identity fraud including criminals misusing the identities of people who have died. There has also been an increase in cases involving employees committing fraud against employers, Cifas said, with organisations reporting that more employees were concealing their background information to secure roles. Secret 'polygamous working' – where people hold multiple jobs or roles without their employer's knowledge or consent – as well as using fraudulent reference houses to cover employment gaps – are also a persistent threat to employers, Cifas said. Its Fraudscape report showed that, in total, more than 217,000 fraud risk cases were recorded to the National Fraud Database (NFD) by Cifas members from January to June 2025. Mike Haley, CEO of Cifas, said: 'Fraud is a national emergency – and AI has supercharged the threat, making it more sophisticated and harder to detect. No sector, business, or individual is immune. 'Tackling this fast-changing danger requires urgent, co-ordinated action through cross-sector collaboration and the sharing of data and intelligence. Only by working together can we stay ahead of the criminals and keep organisations and people safe from harm.'
Daily Record
4 minutes ago
- Daily Record
Kieron Bowie buzzing to tick off Hibs milestone as he reveals reason Rocky Bushiri key to his development
The Hibees hitman got his Premiership campaign off to a flier at Dundee by hitting the double that bagged three points Kieron Bowie believes he is finally ready to become Hibs ' main man and that starts by leading the battle in Belgrade. The newly-capped Scotland striker got his Premiership campaign off to a flier with a double in the win at Dundee. It was Bowie's first 90 minutes for Hibs and his first for almost two years, when he was out on loan at Northampton for Fulham. The 22-year-old has had a good pre-season and feels he is now over the injury problems that curtailed his start at Easter Road. Bowie has started all three games and is in line to do the same when David Gray's side go into the first-leg of their Europa Conference League qualifier against Partizan Belgrade. He said: 'It was a tight game and they were really compact at the back, so the chances came from nothing really. 'I scored six goals last season in a limited number of games, so I'm just trying to score as many as I can this season. 'Towards the end of the season I started a few more games, but it was nowhere near enough as what I wanted. 'But I feel like now I'm fit enough and I'm strong enough that I can go out there week in, week out and play 90 minutes. That's definitely a big thing, it showed on Sunday. 'Definitely, if the manager wants to play me, obviously I'm going to play. I'm not going to say no, I don't want to play. 'I played 90 today, which is my first 90 for the club, so I'm glad to be able to do that. Obviously, off the back of a strong pre-season, I've been able to do that. 'The last time I played 90 minute was at Northampton, so that was two seasons ago.' Hibs had the heartbreak of a late Europa League exit to Midtjylland in extra-time. They rallied against Dundee and Bowie expects his team to be right up for things in their Europa Conference League qualifier in Belgrade. Bowie said: 'Serbia will be a totally different challenge. Obviously the hostility and all that comes with playing there. But I'm sure we'll just take it in our stride and we'll roll on Thursday. 'I mean, obviously, it's really important for the club. We've done so well last year and we want to hopefully reap the rewards of that. 'The clubs haven't been in a European group stage, I don't think, so to try and do that and hopefully we can get our way in there somehow.' Bowie knows Mijylland was disappointing but takes confidence from the fact they pushed a top team all the way. He stated: 'I mean, obviously, you see we've done so well over the two legs. 'What was it, 200 odd minutes over two legs? And we limited them to very little. 'The three goals you can see, it's top quality goals and that's what you get when you're playing against top European teams who are well organised. "They just allow one moment and they've scored a goal and you're like, oh my God. 'It's tough to take, honestly, during the week. They score a goal like that, that late. But what can you actually do? It's not like we've defended badly.' Bowie knows if he can make his mark at Hibs he can add to the Scotland cap he won out in Liechtenstein in the summer, if he impresses Steve Clarke. He predicted: I'm just sort of taking it in my stride and trying to score every week. 'If I don't score, I'm not going to be happy. 'Hopefully try and get in more Scotland squads and see what I can do. 'Yes, there's a few young lads there. 'Obviously James Wilson, Tommy Conway. And there's quite a few of us that are there that are all competing for a chance to play. 'Obviously, they've played a few more games than me, so I'm just trying to get my foot in the door.' Bowie's sheer physical development is there for all to see and will be a big weapon in Serbia. He is big and powerful and likes to outmuscle defenders. He explained: 'That's what I try to do, pride myself and just make myself as hard as possible to play against. 'I speak to the defenders that we have at the club, and they say what they don't like playing against, so I'm trying to do that myself. It's just awkward to play against.' Rocky Bushiri is one of those Hibs defenders he turns to. He added: 'Definitely. He's a big, strong unit, so you don't come up against many players that are stronger than him. 'So to train against him and do well against him in training, that's the highest level. 'What does he not like me doing? Anything! I just get the ball, he just lets me have it. 'He's like, nah, I'll just let you play, I don't want to hurt you.'
Telegraph
4 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Emma Raducanu hires ‘best coach in the world'
Emma Raducanu has scored a coaching coup by making an agreement with Francis Roig, a former top-60 player who was part of Rafael Nadal's coaching team for 17 years. Raducanu 's long roster of previous coaches includes a number of highly respected names, but no one who has spent so much time working alongside a tennis legend. A 57-year-old from Barcelona, Roig has not coached on the WTA Tour before. After ending his time with Nadal in 2022 – because, in his own words, 'I felt like I needed a new challenge in my life' – he spent the best part of a year with former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini. The fact that Roig has signed up with Raducanu for the rest of 2025 speaks for the potential that he must see in her. According to sources, the pair began talking about a collaboration during this summer's Wimbledon, and then did a coaching trial before Raducanu entered the American hard-court swing. Raducanu is well known for being a keen student of the game, and for having a knack for picking up new skills quickly. As a result, she should benefit from working with a man who – according to Nadal's biographer Christopher Clarey – 'is an excellent swing doctor, adept at fixing glitches in strokes.' In the same recent book on Nadal – which is entitled The Master – Clarey quotes the former Spanish No 2 Feliciano Lopez, who describes Roig as a uniquely skilled observer. 'Technically I think he's the best coach in the world,' Lopez said. 'He doesn't use that much video analysis, but he sees things that the rest of the coaches don't see. He's able to see things in Rafa's forehand or movement that no other guys would notice, and it allowed them to be very specific and precise.' As Clarey's book goes on to explain, 'Roig provided Rafael with another voice on tactics and technique for nearly 20 years, helping him in particular with his volleys and slice backhand.' Roig is understood to have recently joined Raducanu in Cincinnati, where she is scheduled to play in the final build-up tournament before the US Open. The concluding grand-slam event of the tennis year – which she famously won in 2021 – is set to begin in three weeks' time. While Raducanu's path has been a bumpy one in recent seasons, she is showing signs of improving her consistency, both in terms of fitness and form. Since teaming up with long-time associate Mark Petchey in Miami in March, she has won 20 of 24 matches against opponents ranked outside the top ten, and generally avoided the sort of niggling injuries that have dogged her progress over the last four years. The problem has been her inability to defeat the elite, as demonstrated by her 0-6 record against top-tenners in that time. This is where Roig's input could be particularly useful. While consistent and disciplined from the back of the court, Raducanu is not as physically imposing as most of the leading players, and often lacks the weight of shot to trouble them. Nevertheless, her ranking now stands at No 33 in the world – the highest it has been since the points from her US Open triumph dropped off in September 2022 – and a strong campaign in Cincinnati could potentially earn her a seeding at Flushing Meadows this year. Her form across the Atlantic has been promising so far, with three wins in Washington and two in Montreal, although she was given a 6-2, 6-1 schooling by this year's Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova in her most recent match. Raducanu had previously been working with Petchey for much of this season, but their arrangement had been constrained by his long-standing broadcasting arrangements. Petchey made it clear that would not sacrifice his commentary career in order to become her full-time coach. Before that, Raducanu had spent the 2024 season with Nick Cavaday – formerly the director of tennis at her childhood academy in Orpington – before he was forced to step down in February by chronic health issues. The full roll-call of coaches from her professional career now features at least eight names, and includes Nigel Sears, Andrew Richardson, Torben Beltz, Dmitry Tursunov and Sebastian Sachs. There was also a brief interlude in Indian Wells this year where Vladimir Platenik sat in her player box while she lost a first-round match against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima.
