Mouthy workers could be inviting fraudsters

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Mouthy workers could be inviting fraudsters

Thu 4th Jan 2007

Confidential credit and debit card details are being disclosed in the workplace, leaving millions of employees open to the threat of fraud, according to online payment provider PayPal.

A total of 8.8 million workers in the UK were found to read out personal finance information over the phone in the office and another 5.7 million people also disclose these details in public places.

Providing personal data over the phone was found to be more of a risky proposition than the internet as 26 per cent said the former was very risky compared with 13 per cent who believed that of the latter.

Neil Edwards, head of financial planning at PayPal UK, said: "Considering that many of us now spend more time at work than we do at home it is no wonder that we feel safe when at work and hardly surprising that people feel comfortable paying bills and checking statements at work."

"However, the workplace is in fact the second most vulnerable place for fraud and consumers are misguided in simply assuming that they are safe and trusting those around them as much as they would family or friends."

Business and consumer information provider Equifax found in a recent survey that some people were falling victim to scams due to leaving important documents such as passports in public places.

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