Identity theft is one of the most serious forms of crime today. Indeed, statistically speaking you have a more than one in ten chance of becoming the victim of identity theft this year alone. Keeping in mind that not even children are immune from becoming the victims of identity theft in this day and age, odds are strong that you will become a victim of identity theft not once but upwards to eight or nine separate times during the course of your lifetime. With these startling statistics in mind, it is important for you to take any and all legitimate steps possible to protect yourself from falling victim to identity theft. (more…)

Shocking as it may seem, adults are not the only targets of identity theft in this day and age. Sadly, the identity of minors – including the identities of very young minors – have been targeted by people intent on committing the crime of identity theft in this day and age. Through this article, you are provided an overview of the latest trends as they pertain to identity theft and juveniles.

In this day and age, children have legal identities. At the heart of these legal identities that children do have is the Social Security numbers that they likely were assigned not all that long after they were born. With the success that identity thieves have enjoyed stealing the identities of adults, it really was only a matter of time before people involved in identity theft set their sights on children. (more…)