IDENTITY THEFT FACTS - PICTURE FTC IDENTITY THEFT STATISTICS

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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.

250,000 Americans are victims of Medical Identity Theft. Report 16.

Over a five month period of time, the data of 50 million people has been stolen.
Money Magazine -

The average identity theft victim spends MORE THEN $1500 in the quest to clear his or her name (excluding attorney fees).
American International Group, Inc. -

Banks make money off identity theft! -
Report 9.

Credit card fraud (25 percent) was the most common form of reported identity theft, followed by phone or utilities fraud (16 percent), bank fraud (16 percent), and employment fraud (14 percent). FTC - 2/7/2007

For the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the list, of complaints received by the FTC. FTC 2/7/2007.

9% - of Identity Theft is done by a family member or relative. FTC

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Majority of identity theft victims find out, when a creditor, a collection agency, or the police call or knock on their door, after they are a victims. Then they get to fix it.

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Social Security is a trillion dollars in debt, but yet gaining a billion dollars a week from identity theft! Report 12.

Our social security number has become as good as, or sometimes better then, cash.
AP -
In one year spy ware attacks increase 12 million percent. Business Week -

Identity Theft victims have spent $5 Billion trying to undo the harm!
FTC - Report 1.

View current FTC statistics, get a better picture of identity theft at:
FTC - http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/.