OVERALL PICTURE OF IDENTITY THEFT FACTS STATISTICS & QUOTES

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Facts, Statistics, and Quotes from STOLEN IDENTITY REPORT. Majority of these identity theft statistics are from the reports featured on our site, a few are noted from other sources. These statistics may be listed in more then one report, and may be repeated or out dated. Stolenidentityreport.com statistics are here to give you an overall picture of identity theft.

Nearly 1 in 8 U. S. adults have had their credit cards hijacked! FTC -.

13.3 Victims per minute! Report 4

27.3 million victims in the last five years! -

Identity Theft has affected 10 Million people in a given year for the past 7 ! FTC - Report 1

Average arrest rate is under 5% - FTC .

Has cost Business & Consumers $ 53 - $67 Billion a year! Over all (reported) 2.3 trillion - Prepaid Legal Meeting Aug 2007.

1.2 Billion credit card offers are issued each year! Dave Ramsey - Financial Peace University

Federal law gives you the right to one free credit report every year, from the three national consumer reporting companies.

On top of the financial, and the time people spend resolving these issues, its an emotional burden on victims . Report 1

No one’s immune to identity theft!
FTC - Report 1

Law enforcement does not have the resources to handle all the identity theft cases coming in! Troy Allen - VP Fraud Solutions, Kroll Background America.

Thieves have discovered this is a fairly easy way to make money! FTC -

Thieves can miss spell your name and still get credit, with your social security number. Report 1

In 1 year, 3.2 million consumers discovered new accounts, and other frauds committed in their name. FTC - Report 1.

Once you become a victim, you can become a victim again! - .

People ... can spend months or years, and thousands of dollars cleaning up the mess..! FTC -

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