Delivery of a costly camera put identity theft in sharp focus

An expensive GoPro camera put a scam in sharp focus. Photograph: Kateryna Deineka/Alamy

Last month an expensive GoPro action camera that I had not ordered was delivered to my house. Then the bill arrived from the online retailer Jacamo. It turned out that someone had opened an account in my name and spent more than £800.

The fraudsters also created an account in my wife’s name and spent the same amount.