More than 100 million US individuals have had personal information stolen since early 2005.
ID Theft Protection Newsletter
Welcome to the E-newsletter for Identity Theft protection, providing you with breaking news, alerts and information
to protect yourself from the fastest growing crime.
Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Americans are right now sharing their identities with immigrants and
don't know it. The scope of this problem is vast. Every year, nearly 9 million people pay their taxes using the
wrong Social Security number.
No blame to the immigrants, who are simply following the real-life rules they’ve been given. Want a job? Want to
feed your family, want a better life for your kids? Just get a nine-digit number.
Some recent news stories reporting this common type of identity theft:
You can’t always prevent fraud but don't make it easy for a crook by stuffing your wallet full of payment cards
and I.D. cards. Carry only what is necessary.