Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Every single person with a National Insurance number in the UK has been warned, after a surge in calls were reported trying to falsely steal peoples' information.
The news is worrying, as everyone in the UK is sent a National Insurance number before their sixteenth birthday - this helps with applying for jobs, and identifies you with HMRC and the DWP.
Actionfraud UK has received over 1,000 complaints, in which victims reported receiving an automated telephone call, during which they are told their "National Insurance number has been compromised".
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