Articles and Ideas November, 2007
Law enforcement is faced with significant demands with the growing cases of identity theft, but their resources are limited in fighting ID theft. Enforcement agencies all across our country have been forming task forces and identity theft laws to address the severe problem. The FBI currently has 21 separate task forces dedicated to more than 80 different types of financial crimes and identity theft. The FBI also dedicates a significant amount of analytical resources in combating ID theft, referring these investigation cases to law enforcement, proactively targeting ID thieves in organized groups.
Identity fraud and identity theft ...
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Identity theft is the largest growing crime in the nation. Anyone can become a victim - all a criminal needs is your name, address, and other seemingly insignificant personal information. Many people believe that most identity theft occurs via the internet. This is a fallacy - most identity crimes happen offline. However, this does not decrease the need for cautiousness online. It is certainly more "convenient" for criminals to steal your information online - they run less risk of being caught as they would breaking into your house, and can do it from thousands of miles away. ...
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What could be worse? You apply for a new car loan and strangely you are declined. What is going on? You have always paid your bills on time, paid off all your previous vehicles, and never missed a mortgage payment. Yet somehow your credit does not warrant a car loan. Upon further investigation, you find that your credit report shows six different credit cards and charge accounts, all in default for non-payment. How can this be?
You are the victim of identity theft. Someone had gained access to your personal identification information and used this to acquire credit cards ...
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