Identity Theft Quotes
Here are a few quotes that we think adequately relay the pervasiveness of identity theft in our society today:
Seven million Americans were the victim of identity theft in 2002, an increase of 81% over 2001 levels. Incidents reported in 2003 suggest another major rise.2
"These results document that ID theft and fraud are now both an organized and a freelance criminal activity of major proportions.2- Dr. Alan Westin - Professor Emeritus of Public Law and Government at Columbia University - Privacy & American Business
Although 34 million U.S. consumers spent $2.5 billion on privacy protection products in 2002, 98 million adults do not know how to protect themselves against identity theft.2
Americans are extremely pessimistic on ID theft with 91% expecting further increases in the incidence of ID theft in the near future.2
"One of the most harmful abuses of personal information is identity theft.consumer education is the first line of defense against this kind of fraud and deception."- George W. Bush - President of the United States - February 4, 2002
"...to get a prison term of 1 year for.[ID theft].in Pennsylvania, a defendant would have to steal approximately $100,000.a felony drug.conviction involving 2 grams of cocaine.street value $200.has a mandatory minimum.of 1 year of imprisonment..."4
"In a recent national survey of homeowners, 12% reported having been casualties of identity theft.it is hard to think of another crime that has touched such a large portion of Americans. A separate survey recently found that Americans are more concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft than they are of losing their job."- Wayne A. Abernathy - Assistant Secretary of the Treasury - May 8, 2003
"Financial Insights, a market-research firm, estimates that losses related to identity theft among U.S. financial institutions will rise to $8.8 billion by 2006 from $4.4 billion this year."5
2 Westin, Dr. Alan. Privacy & American Business Survey. July 30, 2003. Survey Finds 33.4 Million Americans Victims of ID Theft; Consumer Out-of-Pocket Expenses Total $1.5 Billion a Year.
4 GAO. Identity Theft: Greater Awareness and Use of Existing Data Are Needed. June 2002.
5 Clark, Dan. .Software Helps Spot Fraud in Fake Credit Applications.. The Wall Street Journal OnLine. May 14, 2003.
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Seven million Americans were the victim of identity theft in 2002, an increase of 81% over 2001 levels. Incidents reported in 2003 suggest another major rise.2
"These results document that ID theft and fraud are now both an organized and a freelance criminal activity of major proportions.2- Dr. Alan Westin - Professor Emeritus of Public Law and Government at Columbia University - Privacy & American Business
Although 34 million U.S. consumers spent $2.5 billion on privacy protection products in 2002, 98 million adults do not know how to protect themselves against identity theft.2
Americans are extremely pessimistic on ID theft with 91% expecting further increases in the incidence of ID theft in the near future.2
"One of the most harmful abuses of personal information is identity theft.consumer education is the first line of defense against this kind of fraud and deception."- George W. Bush - President of the United States - February 4, 2002
"...to get a prison term of 1 year for.[ID theft].in Pennsylvania, a defendant would have to steal approximately $100,000.a felony drug.conviction involving 2 grams of cocaine.street value $200.has a mandatory minimum.of 1 year of imprisonment..."4
"In a recent national survey of homeowners, 12% reported having been casualties of identity theft.it is hard to think of another crime that has touched such a large portion of Americans. A separate survey recently found that Americans are more concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft than they are of losing their job."- Wayne A. Abernathy - Assistant Secretary of the Treasury - May 8, 2003
"Financial Insights, a market-research firm, estimates that losses related to identity theft among U.S. financial institutions will rise to $8.8 billion by 2006 from $4.4 billion this year."5
2 Westin, Dr. Alan. Privacy & American Business Survey. July 30, 2003. Survey Finds 33.4 Million Americans Victims of ID Theft; Consumer Out-of-Pocket Expenses Total $1.5 Billion a Year.
4 GAO. Identity Theft: Greater Awareness and Use of Existing Data Are Needed. June 2002.
5 Clark, Dan. .Software Helps Spot Fraud in Fake Credit Applications.. The Wall Street Journal OnLine. May 14, 2003.
For more information on how to protect your IDENTITY from THEFT, please contact me. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc has now teamed up with the #1 Company in that industry.
http://www.prepaidlegal.com/idt/grschmidt
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