Not As Safe As You Think: The Dangers of Identity Theft

NOT2S SAFE AS YOU THINK THE DANGERS OF IDENTITY THEFT ISA Identity theft occurs when a person's financial or personal information is taken for the sole purpose of assuming that person's identity in order to make transactions or purchases. Once a person's identity is stolen, he may have difficulty removing errors from his credit report. It may also negatively impact his ability to get a job and/or obtain a loan. With over 11 million cases of identity theft every year everyone needs to be aware of the ways their identity can be stolen. MILLIONS OF CASES EVERY YEAR! 11,571,900 AVERAGE NUMBER OF IDENTITY FRAUD VICTIMS IN THE USA ANNUALLY STATES WITH THE HIGHEST IDENTITY THEFT COMPLAINT RATE ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA TEXAS NEVADA VICTIMS PER 100,000O 149 139.1 133.3 130.3 126 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST IDENTITY THEFT COMPLAINT RATE SOUTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA IOWA MONTANA WYOMING VICTIMS PER 100,000 33.8 35.7 44.9 46.5 46.9 PERCENT OF REPORTED IDENTITY THEFTS BY TYPE OF FRAUD VISA 64.1 % 34 % 14.2 % Misuse of Existing Credit Card Misuse of Other Existing Misuse of Personal Bank Account Information BE AWARE... EVERYWHERE! SOCIAL MEDIA FRAUD Consumers are putting themselves at a higher risk for identity theft as a result of their increasingly intimate social media behaviors – people are giving away far too much personal information on social networking sites, allowing for fraudsters to easily steal their identities. COLLEGE STUDENTS AT RISK College students are not as attentive to their banking accounts and private information, which buys the identity thief valuable time with your funds at hand. In a recent survey, 48% of the students that participated admitted to leaving personal information out in their dorm rooms, some of which was financial in nature. MISLEADING TRIAL OFFERS College students are not as attentive to their banking accounts and private information, which buys the identity thief valuable time with your funds at hand. In a recent survey, 48% of the students that participated admitted to leaving personal information out in their dorm rooms, some of which was financial in nature. FREE TRIAL! ENTER INFO GRAVE ROBBING According to Time Magazine, 2.5 million dead people get their identities stolen every year. RIP COST OF IDENTITY THEFT 47% 11% 70% 42% of victims have of victims say victims have of victims feel identity theft has a negative impact on their abilities trouble getting trouble getting rid of negative information in an inability to trust people credit or a loan as a result of because of the identity theft their records identity theft to get jobs CREDITREPORTPROBLEMS.coM A free resource sponsored by the law firm Francis & Mailman, P.C