<!-- wp:html --><p>Consumer groups in the UK are warning cash-strapped Brits to beware of a growing trend in websites offering easy money in return for copies of users’ personal identification documents. A Facebook ad for Moneyful, now apparently defunct, which offers cash-strapped Brits the chance to earn extra “passive income” over the Christmas period. (Image: Moneyful/Facebook) These documents, such as passports, driving licenses, and proofs of address, are then used by gamblers to open multiple online betting accounts. Sam Richardson, deputy editor of consumer publication Which? Money, advises “extreme caution” when dealing with such sites. We would not recommend people handing over personal information […] to unfamiliar firms that can spend money on your behalf,” he told The Guardian newspaper. “Anybody who does want to sign up to this agreement should discuss it with their bank first to ensure it is not in conflict with any of the bank’s terms and conditions.” Bonus Abuse? The Guardian contacted one such site, Moneyful.co.uk, this&hellip; <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/concern-over-sites-offering-cash-for-ids-to-open-betting-accounts/" target="_blank" class="feedzy-rss-link-icon">Read More</a></p>
<p>Category: Sports Betting, consumer warning, moneyful, UK </p>
<p>Source: Casino.org</p><!-- /wp:html -->