As we all know, Identity theft has become a major concern among people for a couple of years now but what we don’t know is that one of the highest demographic growths for identity thefts are kids. (more…)

Over the past five years the rise of identity theft has been astronomical. It has been consistently rising every year for the past 5 years and it has literally affected millions of people in America.

The rise of identity theft can also be attributed as a bad side effect of the internet. Due to the fact that as long as you have correct information anyone can use your account to buy products, transfer/pay accounts and access online credit information. (more…)

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According to law enforcement agencies, identity theft has been one of the fastest growing crimes during these past couple years. What’s worse, criminals now take advantage of highly sophisticated technology to lure innocent victims into revealing all of their private and personal information. This article will focus on identity theft statistics, in order to give you a clear picture of this vicious crime and the importance of protecting yourself from it.

The first mention of it was in the 1990’s - identity theft statistics showed that in the period between 2001 and 2002, identity theft increased by 11-20%, while this figure leaped to 80% somewhere between 2002 and 2003. The survey conducted by the Better Business Bureau and Javelin in January 2006, indicated a slight decrease in the number of identity theft attacks between 2003 and 2006 though. In 2003, identity theft statistics highlighted the fact that the number of American adult victims was approximately 10.1 million - this number dropped to 9.3 million in 2005 and further decreased to 8.9 million in 2006. (more…)