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4/8/2008Glasgow's fraud spots revealed

GLASGOW'S top credit card fraud hotspots have been revealed by security experts.
And topping the list of shame was G42 Govanhill, followed closely by G41 Pollokshields, G81 Clydebank, G34 Easterhouse and G31 Dennistoun.
The research published today by fraud prevention specialists identified the city as the worst Scottish fraud location
Experts The 3rd Man analysed 30million 'good' and 'bad' card transactions between January and June this year.
And they found Glasgow had the highest concentration of fraudulent "Card Not Present" transactions in Scotland where fraud is committed using mail order, telephone or the internet.
Over the last six months the fraud value was more than £500,000 with an average transaction worth around £110.
London topped the UK league with South East London having with the UK's most fraudulent activity while Wales and Northern Ireland had the least fraudulent places.
In Scotland, Glasgow came 16th and Aberdeen 24th in the league of 120 UK areas.
Andrew Goodwill, fraud expert and director of Surrey-based The 3rd Man said: "Investigations like these continue to show that card crime is a major and growing threat to consumers and retailers."
The research, backed by 192business.com customer ID check service, revealed that for every fraud reported, a further eight attempted frauds go unreported.
Identity thieves also revealed how they stole personal details.
Unconvicted fraudster 'George' admitted using pub staff to pass on information.
He said: "They work in bars where the pay's rubbish and they get treated like idiots by the boss and the customers so it's like Christmas for them when I come along and offer them a way to make shed loads of cash without any risk."
In similar research published last year Kilmarnock and Liverpool succeeded in reducing their levels of card fraud.
A police spokeswoman said: "Strathclyde Police is aware of the rise in card fraud throughout the UK and Scotland.
"The introduction of Chip and Pin has had a significant impact in reducing Card Not Present fraud in the UK."