D&B rings warning bell on fraud

By Lucy Battersby
September 24 2012 - 3:00am
Catalyst for a huge surge in fraud in late 2011: The iPhone 4S.
Catalyst for a huge surge in fraud in late 2011: The iPhone 4S.

FRAUDULENT phone contracts spike whenever a new iPhone is released. For instance, in the two days after the release of the iPhone 4S in late 2011, there was a 156 per cent increase in fraud, according to credit reporting agency Dun & Bradstreet.

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