http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/16413

Identity Theft:“Taking on another person’s persona for illegal purposes. Usually includes the use of Social Security numbers, credit card information, and other confidential details.”

The #1 concern of all people contacting the Federal Trade Commission is Identity Theft

financial identity theft :using another's identity to obtain goods and

services criminal identity theft: posing as another when apprehended for a

crime identity cloning: using another's information to assume his or

her identity in daily life business/commercial identity theft using another's business name to obtain credit

The 2006 victim population was at 15 million victims. (This translates to approximately 1 new victim every 2 seconds)

Identity Theft is now passing up drug trafficking as the number one crime in the nation according to the U.S. Department of Justice

10-15% of Identity Theft uses real names and data, and 85-90% of Identity Theft is fabricated from real and false data.

Dumpster Diving Researching victim in government registers, internet search

engines, or public records search services. Pickpocketing ID cards and other information Remotely reading information from an RFID chip on a smart

card, RFID-enabled credit card, or passport Shoulder Surfing Hacking Leaked Database Information Advertising bogus job to which the victims will reply with their

personal information Infiltration of organizations that store large amounts of

personal information Phishing Obtaining castings of fingers for falsifying fingerprint

identification. Browsing Social Networking Sites Changing Victims Address to Divert Billing Statements

Containing Info

In 2004, victims spent an average of 330 hours to recover from Identity Theft

Identity Theft causes unexpected secondary effects that can last up to 10 years› Higher insurance rates› Credit card fees› Difficult time finding job› Higher interest rates

On average, businesses lose $49,254 per victim

Most victims suffer emotional trauma with symptoms similar to victims of more violent crimes (violent assault, battering, etc)

The Bonnie and Clyde of the 21st Century

The Penalty? As of Saturday, November 16, 2008:

› Edward Anderton- 4 years in jail› Jocelyn Kisch- 5 years in jail› Over $100,000 in restitution for dozens of

victims

Consider getting a locked mailbox or PO Box at the Post Office

Shred all financial documents with personal information—twice

Protect your Social Security Number Don’t give any information to telemarketers Don’t open e-mail from people you don’t

know Invest in anti-virus software Be smart about passwords Be Careful With Personal Information on Soci

al Networking Websites!

Questions?

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v=xYz6Q_q2UQA&feature=related› http://www.sphinxlegal.com/glossary/i.html?

page=1› http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_theft› http://www.idtheftcenter.org/artman2/

publish/m_facts/Facts_and_Statistics.shtml› http://www.identitytheftinsider.com/identity-

theft-risks/reduce-your-identity-theft-risk/