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Someone uses a person's name,
address, social security number,
bank or credit card account
number, or other identifying
information without their
knowledge to commit fraud or
other crimes. Identity
theft is the fastest growing
crime in the United States,
claiming 27.5 million victims
since 1997. It can happen
to anyone, regardless of their
age and income, and regardless
of where they live. |
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The number of US adult
victims of identity in 2005
was 9.3 million.
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Total one year fraud amount
for 2005 was $54.4 billion.
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What are your chances of
becoming an Identity Theft
victim?
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Violent Crime |
1 in 5,000 |
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Heart Disease |
1 in 2,600 |
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Car Accident |
1 in 130 |
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Identity Theft |
1 in 23 |
The crime of Identity Theft
usually falls into one of five
primary categories. Some
can, and often do involve
multiple categories. They
are:
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Financial Identity Theft
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Criminal Identity Theft -
Impersonations
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Medical Identity Theft
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Identity "Cloning" /
Assumption
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Synthetic Identity Theft
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IDENTITY THEFT AMERICA
ADDRESS ALL OF THESE FORMS
OF ID THEFT
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