Article: Identity Theft : Fastest-Growing Crime

Identity Theft : Fastest-Growing Crime

Identity theft is quickly becoming one of the most prevalent forms of crime in the country, with approximately 10 million victims a year. Cases include impostors using someone's credit card number to make purchases, and social security numbers stolen over the internet. Identity thieves are also now robbing identities on a large scale, as seen by the Choice Point and LexisNexis cases earlier this year, when personal information from 175,000 accounts was stolen from these two large data collecting companies.



Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the country with about 10 million victims a year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.



The crime takes several forms, including impostors using someone's credit-card number to purchase mercha...
 

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Identity Theft : Fastest-Growing Crime

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