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Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - The Costs of ID Theft.
* On average, victims of “New Accounts & Other Frauds” ID Theft indicated that the person or persons who misused the victim’s personal information had obtained money or goods and services valued at $10,200 using the victim’s information. This r ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - The Costs of ID Theft. Quick Discovery.
The cost of an incident of ID Theft is significantly smaller if the misuse of the victim’s personal information is discovered quickly. When the misuse was discovered within 5 months of its onset, the value obtained by the thief was less than $5,000 ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - The Incidence of ID Theft.
* 1.5 percent of survey participants reported that in the last year they had discovered that their personal information had been misused to open new credit accounts, take out new loans, or engage in other types of fraud, such as misuse of the victi ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Time before contacting credit bureaus.
· Of those ID Theft victims who contacted a credit bureau, 54% did so within one day of discovering the misuse of their personal information.
 
· A small percentage of those who contacted credit bureaus (7%) did so only one mo ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Time Considerations.
* Based on the survey results, it appears that incidents of Identity Theft are on the rise in the US. The trend appears to accelerate with reports of Identity Theft within the past two years.
 
* Approximately one-quarter of Identity Thef ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Time spent resolving problems.
· When asked about the amount of time they spent resolving problems stemming from the misuse of their personal information, the median amount of time reported by victims was 2 to 9 hours.
 
· 35% of all victims reported that ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Value thief obtained.
· Victims were asked to estimate the value of what the thief obtained from businesses, including financial institutions, using the victim’s personal information. These figures include amounts that became losses to the businesses involved and, ...   More details

Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Victims’ concern about future victimization.
Victims of Identity Theft are divided in their concern that they will be victims again. Looking at all victims of ID Theft – regardless of the type of misuse they experienced -- slightly fewer than half (44%) say they are “very” or “somewhat” conce ...   More details

If I have become a victim of Identity Theft.
If you think you've become a victim of identity theft or fraud, act immediately to minimize the damage to your personal funds and financial accounts, as well as your reputation. Contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report the situation, whe ...   More details

Ignoring your credit report.
Ignoring your credit report, even if you're not planning to apply for new credit, could be a costly mistake. ...   More details