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Thieves stole my identity

There's been a sharp rise in the number of people whose identity was stolen, young people hit hard by unemployment and the demands of being at the top of the best buy tables.

There's been a sharp rise in the number of people whose identity was stolen last year - up by almost 20% on the year before. It can have a devastating effect on your financial life. One listener tells us how it took months to restore her good name and cost her Β£10,000.

Young people are inevitably hit badly by a major financial crisis like the one we are living through. Figures out this week show that the number of young unemployed people is growing by more than 4000 every single day. One charity has told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three reporter Harvey Day that the number of people in their twenties applying for emergency help has soared.

And can National Savings and Investments keep up with the demands of being at the top of the best buy tables?

Email moneybox@bbc.co.uk

Presenter Paul Lewis
Researcher: Lizzy McNeil
Producers: Alex Lewis and Paul Waters
Editor: Emma Rippon

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