Identity (ID) theft and fraud has become one of the fastest growing crimes in South Africa today, due to the belief that South African individuals are far too relaxed about taking special precautions to protect their personal information. Areas of concern include making online transactions on dubious websites that ask for ID information or credit card details, not examining banking statements properly, not adequately safeguarding passwords and ID numbers, not shredding receipts and statements before discarding them, and giving out personal information over the phone. As a result, business owners and HR professionals have become more thorough during the pre-employment process, making ID verification a part of the recruitment process
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