Change Of Address Fraud is when Using a victim’s name and address details, a criminal contacts banks and businesses to register a change of address.
The fraudster may then ask for valuable items such as cheque books, debit cards or account statements to be sent to the new address.
Change Of Address fraud can also be used to facilitate an account takeover.
Ref.: http://www.cpp.co.uk/helpful-info/fraud-glossary-of-terms#m