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- Identity Theft Statistics
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- More than 405,000 children had their Identity stolen in 2007
- 50% Of all Identity Theft does not get reported
- There were 11 million victims of Identity Theft in 2009, an 11% increase from 2008
- It takes 12 months, on average, for a victim of identity theft to notice the crime.
- The top five financial institutions spend more than $100 million a year to deal
with electronic fraud. All told, Identity Theft is a $47-billion-a-year-industry.
- In 2008, lost or stolen identity information cost individuals $45 billion, an average
of $4,849 per incident.
- 43% of all Identity Theft incidents were due to a lost or stolen wallet.
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