Identity theft costs rise overall, while costs per victim decline
February 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)
According to an article at Forbes, identity theft and related fraud were up considerably in 2009 with 11.2 million victims for an estimated cost of $54 billion U.S. dollars. In 2008, just under 10 million people were ripped off as a result of identify theft, for an estimated cost of $48 billion.
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