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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Renters’ personal details allegedly stolen in Melbourne real estate agency burglary

Victorian police tape
Some of the documents allegedly stolen during a break-in at a real estate agency in Northcote, Melbourne, have since been recovered, police say. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The personal information of a number of renters in Melbourne has been allegedly stolen from a Northcote real estate agency during a break-in, raising concerns about potential identity theft.

The ABC has reported that five boxes of documents, containing former renter information including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and potentially ID documents, were allegedly stolen during a break-in at the Nelson Alexander agency in Northcote in October.

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