- Victims who discovered identity theft in the early stages-within the first month-- spent fewer than 10 hours resolving the related problems.
(Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission statistics, 2004.)
- Only one in 10 victims report they were aware that their personal information had been taken before discovering they were victims of identity theft.
(Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission statistics, 2004.)
- One in six identity theft victims has had their identity used by criminals when arrested and charged with a crime.
(Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission statistics, 2004.)
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