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ENROLL TODAY!
By now you've heard that identity theft is the nation's number one growing crime. It's nothing new. What is new, however, is how creative the thieves have become with your identity. Generally, identity theft has been thought of as a financial or a credit card issue. For several years this was the vast majority of crimes reported.
Now only 28% of the identity theft cases reported to the FTC are about financial or credit card fraud.
On the rise, faster than ever, are: MEDICAL, CHARACTER/CRIMINAL, DRIVERS LICENSE and SOCIAL SECURITY identity theft fraud. These 4 areas now represent over 60% of all cases reported to the FTC.
Arizona ranks #1 in the country for identity theft. It is still legal in Arizona to buy social security numbers. Since 2005 over 270 million consumer records have been lost , stolen or compromised. The average victim spends over 600 hours and $1400 (not including attorney fees) over several years to straighten out financial matters.
What if you became a victim? Having credit card protection is no longer enough. Monitoring systems don't work either. Imagine your house on fire and getting a phone call from the fire department. 'We are letting you know that your house is on fire. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated.' Or, worse yet, 'your house is on fire and we are sending you hoses along with a manual on how to use them. If you need help, we have also provided you with a 24-hour toll free number for assistance.'
Today, effective identity theft protection requires :
- Managed Restoration. Rather than help, guidance or do-it-yourself kits, managed restoration allows licensed investigators to do the work FOR the victim.
- Layered Components of Protection. This principal is critical since credit card and financial identity theft account for only 28% of reported cases. It is now essential to consider programs that that have the components to address all (5) areas of identity theft.
- Access to qualified legal counsel. Identity theft is a legal issue. According to the FTC, approximately 70% of victims will need to retain an attorney to gain full restoration from identity theft.
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AMERICA'S FASTING GROWING CRIME
ENROLL TODAY!
Did you know: (taken from "The Silent Crime" )
- McAfee, Inc estimates that businesses lost more than $1 trillion last year due to data theft and breaches.
- According to the 2006 Gartner study, there is a new victim of identity theft every two seconds.
- Identity theft causes up to $3 billion in losses annually from credit card fraud alone.
- On the internet, an identity thief can buy another person's Social Security number for as little as $25- no questions asked!
- 84% of companies surveyed experienced one data loss, or data breach prior to 2008.*
- It can take from 150 to 500 hours of time and as much as $3000 to fix a run-of-the-mill identity theft problem.
- 41% of ID theft victims have not fully resolved the problem as many as tow years after discovering the loss.
- 162 million customers records were comprised worldwide last year. This is the equivalent to half the population of the U.S.
- As many as 9 million Americans have their identity stolen each year.
- The cost of each consumer record that is comprimised is about $202.*
- Organizations that experienced a data breach averaged $6.65 million (total per-incident costs).*
To learn more about this serious crime, check out the book, "The Silent Crime: What You Need to Know About Identity Theft," or visit www.thesilentcrime.com.
*2009 PGP Press Release: "Ponemon Study Shows Data Breach Costs Continue to Rise" | 
