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A study of more than 7,000 internet users found 41 per cent of Londoners admitted putting their date of birth on a social networking site and 19 per cent providing their telephone number.

Neil Munroe of Equifax, which commissioned the study, said: "What people don't seem to realise is how valuable this information is. The fact is these sites can act like a directory for fraudsters.

"It's terrifying how little information fraudsters need to be able to open accounts in an individual's name, rack up huge debts and leave the victim, to spend hundreds of hours sorting out the problem or, at worst, picking up the bill.

"Although all these sites provide users with security measures, our survey found 31 per cent don't use them and 63 per cent make their email address public, also making them a prime target for phishing and scammers."

Facebook has 28 million members.