With credit card Britons kidnapped nearly $ 600 million

New data, published March 9, 2011 UK The UK Cards Association, show that the banks managed to successfully defend the accounts of their customers from fraud. Losses from fraud fell in 2010 compared with 2009-m to 365.4 million pounds ($ 591.9 million), or 17%. This trend experts associated with the growth of investment banking specialists are doing to detect and prosecute fraudsters. Bank losses from online fraud reached 46.7 million pounds in 2010 - a 22% fall compared to 2009. Factors contributing to this decline include the efforts themselves clients of the banks to protect their own computers-date antivirus software. The decrease occurred despite an increase in phishing attacks by 21% compared with 2009. Most of the losses stem from the fact that some customers flippantly refer to the disclosure of their personal data in response to a fraudulent e-mail request, the report said. They still do not know that their bank will never ask to email or username or password. Losses from check fraud decreased from 29.8 in 2009 to 28.9 million pounds in 2010. A huge part of attempts of fraud was prevented before the check was paid. Fraud in all its forms costs the UK more than 38 billion pounds a year - card fraud and bank accounts is not more than one percent of that number. On materials: NEWSru.com