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1. What does CIFAS stand for? 2. What is CIFAS? 3. How does CIFAS work? 4. How does CIFAS protect people? 5. Who are the Members of CIFAS? 6. Who runs CIFAS? 7. What types of fraud does CIFAS deal with? 8. What are the fraud types CIFAS uses? 9. What proof do Members of CIFAS need to file details on CIFAS? 10. How long is a CIFAS warning on the CIFAS Database? 11. How can I get CIFAS to release any information it holds about me? 12. What is a Credit Reference Agency? 13. What are my rights? 14. How can I complain if I think a CIFAS entry is incorrect? 15. Why wasn't I told a CIFAS warning was being placed against my address on the CIFAS database? 16. I've been impersonated. How can CIFAS help me? 17. I am concerned that my late father's identity is being used by fraudsters to obtain goods and services. What can I do? 18. What is credit scoring? 19. I keep being declined credit/insurance. How can I find out why? 20. I cannot get credit/insurance and the company I applied to says that this is because of CIFAS information held about me. What can I do? 21. How can I contact the agencies? 22. My questions are still not answered!
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