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UK Lost ID CDs: $30,000 Cash Reward Offered

The London Guardian is reporting that the UK government is today offering a £20,000 reward for the safe return of two missing CDs containing personal details on 25 million UK citizens. The paper said that the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement saying that its primary search had been concluded without recovering the discs.

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Posted by Robert Charette on December 5, 2007 7:30 AM | Permalink

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