CIFAS Victim Marker

[Josh]

Hey all,

I recently decided to take out a sim only contract with Three. I’ve never taken out a contract with them or any other network before. All went through fine and I’ve been using my new plan for a few days however this morning I checked my ClearScore and it said a new CIFAS record was added. It doesn’t really tell me much on ClearScore but on CreditKarma it says it’s a “Victim of Impersonation” marker and that it was placed by Hutchison 3G. In the role section it says “victim of takeover”?

So what do I do here? Obviously I wasn’t a victim and this was me so I’m curious as to why this was placed. Do I contact Three to get this removed or do I contact CIFAS, or do I just leave it? I was planning to purchase a car in a few months so I’m hoping this doesn’t affect that.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

[BambiIcedTea]

Had a look on the CIFAS site (Victim of Impersonation | What to Do If Impersonated | Cifas) and found this:

It is likely the record was made by an organisation quickly to protect you, and that there is a letter on its way with an explanation (provided they know your current address and that they’re sure the fraudster will not be alerted).

If you haven’t received a letter after a week or so, you should contact the organisation that created the record to find out more. Details can be found on your credit report, which you can access through the alert service you enrolled with.

Probably best to follow that information

[Josh]

Thanks for the link - I did see this but no letter as of yet so will wait a few days and see if anything comes through.