Not exact matches
The Broome County Sheriff's Office investigated an April
complaint of
Identity Theft, which resulted in the loss of $ 3000
from the victim.
In 2003 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received 214,905
complaints of
identity theft, up
from 86,212 in 2001.
In 2014, the FBI received almost 6,000 romance scam
complaints — ranging
from identity theft to fake emergencies and business investments.
See related: Fraudsters creating synthetic
identities from personal info on web, Synthetic
identity theft crimes growing fast, targeting kids, Credit cards are top source of ID
theft complaints, FTC says, More infographics
File a
Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-- The FTC deals with
complaints from victims of
identity theft, refers
complaints to law enforcement agencies, and provides information to victims.
The Federal Trade Commission's
complaint files
from 1999 - 2001 reveal that 9 % of people who knew how their
identity was stolen blamed mail
theft.
The Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel Data Book collected 2.1 million
complaints of fraud and
identity theft in 2013, up
from 714,000 in 2003.
Jerry filed a 20 - page handwritten
complaint alleging that State Farm filed his drivers license and social security numbers in that earlier case, putting him at risk of
identity theft from crooks scouring court dockets.