Archive for August, 2007

How Does Identity Theft Impact Consumers

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Surveys in the USA from 2003 to 2006 showed a decrease in the total number of victims but an increase in the total value of identity fraud to USD $56.6 billion in 2006. The average fraud per person rose from $5,249 in 2003 to $6,383 in 2006. A 2003 survey from ...

What is Identity Theft?

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Identity Theft is a general term for crime which involves the illegal use of another individual's public identity. The most common form of identity theft being credit card fraud in which a victim's credit card number is used by a criminal to make fraudulent purchases or fraudulently access a ...