Credit and debit card fraud losses on UK-issued cards

Fraud Type

2007

2008

+/- (07/08)

Phone, internet and mail order fraud (Card-not-present fraud)

£290.5m

£328.4m

+13%

Counterfeit (skimmed/cloned) card fraud

£144.3m

£169.8m

+18%

Fraud on lost or stolen cards

£56.2m

£54.1m

--4%

Card ID theft

£34.1m

£47.4m

+39%

Mail non-receipt

£10.2m

£10.2m

0%

TOTAL

£535.2m

£609.9m

+14%

 
 
The financial costs of card fraud on UK-issued cards over the past ten years are as follows:
Total loss
Lost/Stolen
Counterfeit
Card-not-present
Mail non-receipt
Identity theft
2008
£ 609.9m
£ 54.1m
£ 169.8m
£ 328.4m
£ 10.2m
£ 47.4m
2007
£ 535.2m
£ 56.2m
£ 144.3m
£ 290.5m
£ 10.2m
£ 34.1m
2006
£ 427.0m
£ 68.5m
£ 98.6m
£ 212.7m
£ 15.4m
£ 31.9m
2005
£ 439.4m
£ 89.0m
£ 96.8m
£ 183.2m
£ 40.0m
£ 30.5m
2004
£ 504.8m
£ 114.4m
£ 129.7m
£ 150.8m
£ 72.9m
£ 36.9m
2003
£ 420.4m
£ 112.4m
£ 110.6m
£ 122.1m
£ 45.1m
£ 30.2m
2002
£ 424.6m
£ 108.3m
£ 148.5m
£ 110.1m
£ 37.1m
£ 20.6m
2001
£ 411.5m
£ 114.0m
£ 160.4m
£ 95.7m
£ 26.8m
£ 14.6m
2000
£ 317.0m
£ 101.9m
£ 107.1m
£ 72.9m
£ 17.7m
£ 17.4m
1999
£188.4m
£ 79.7m
£ 50.3m
£ 29.3m
£ 14.6m
£ 14.4m
1998
£ 135.0m
£ 65.8m
£ 26.8m
£ 13.6m
£ 12.0m
£ 16.8m
1997
£122.0m
£ 66.2m
£ 20.3m
£ 10.0m
£ 12.5m
£ 13.1m
 
 
 
For other fraud-related media enquiries please e-mail press@apacs.org.uk or telephone:
Mark Bowerman on 020 7711 6251
Jemma Smith on 020 7711 6340
Sandra Quinn on 020 7711 6234



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