Research Reveals Identity Theft Misconceptions
New research on identity fraud shows some surprising findings about how people become targets.
The study clears up some common misconceptions about who’s at risk. For example, seniors aren’t the biggest targets and contrary to popular belief, most incidents don’t occur online.
Most people don’t realize they’re easy targets until it’s too late.
“The purse was right there literally touching my leg,” said Marcia Gorczyca, identity fraud victim.
Thieves took Marcia’s wallet right out of her purse and within two hours racked up about $6,000 in charges.
“I felt violated and it was just terrible.”
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