Identity Theft Statistics

27 Million Americans Were Victims of Identity Theft in the Last 5 Years!!!

More than 15 MILLION Identities will be stolen in 2008. That means that one identity will be stolen every 2.1 SECONDS.

About 500,000 children had their identities stolen last year.

It takes consumers close to 200 HOURS and OVER 2 YEARS to restore their identity after they've been stolen and some people are dealing with the crime FOUR YEARS LATER.

The average loss of funds in the case of identity theft was $3,257 in 2006, UP from $1,408 in 2005, and is expected to increase in 2008.

Identity thieves can cost businesses and consumers more than $50 BILLION in a year.

Identity theft victims are also recovering less of the lost cash. In 2005 an average of 87 PERCENT of funds were recovered; In 2006 that had dropped to 61 PERCENT. Additionally, the average loss in the opening of a fraudulent new account has more than DOUBLED over that time, from $2,678 to almost $6,000.

Yes, that's really my social security number!

I put it here because I am that confident that our system works. However, you should protect your social security number and do not share it unless necessary.