ID Theft: It Won't Happen To Me

"I got bad credit, I'm not worried""It happened to anow"Once your identity is stolen there is only one
friend of a friend""I've got other priorities now""All itpriority: Getting it back. On average it can take 175
takes is guarding your Social Security number""I canhours and out of pocket expenses totaling 15,000
trust the people around me"These quotes are all toodollars according to the FTC."All it takes is guarding
common regarding identity theft. The problem is theyour Social Security number"In February of this year
Federal Trade Commission, various law enforcementBank of America announced that 1.2 million federal
agencies and identity theft experts have stated thereemployee credit card accounts may have been
are no 100% guarantees and the numbers for identityexposed to identity theft. Last year, Visa and
theft keep getting worse"I got bad credit so I'm notMasterCard announced that 40 million cardholders
worried"Just recently KFLY TV in Lafayette Louisianamaybe at risk when the database of their third party
reported that 2 men were arrested for stealing theprocessor was broken into. Many of these people no
identity of 2500 people. Identity thieves don't run creditdoubt guarded their Social Security number faithfully
checks before they steal your identity.All they need tobut thru no fault of their own they're at risk."I can trust
do damage is a little bit of your personal information."Itthe people around me"This one hits home and may
happened to a friend of a friend"This one should reallyhurts the worst. 50% of all identity thieves are known
alert people. The reason ? Everybody now knowsby the victim. Family members, friends and neighbors
somebody that's been victimized. That alone tells youdo more damage than total strangers.There are other
what an epidemic identity theft has become. Last yearreasons people give. Yes it may never happen to you
10 million people had their identities stolen. Manybut identity theft is now a full blown epidemic that
experts think that number will double this year. Theyaffects everyone.Daryl Campbell is a home business
also fear the 10 million figure is too low. Why? Manyowner. He writes extensively about identity theft. The
victims don't report the crime."I've got other prioritiesbest way to fight id theft and fraud? Free information.