July 23, 2003

Identity theft rockets 80 per cent

VNUNET.com


Identity theft in the US has leapt by 79 per cent over the last year, with only a one in 700 chance of thieves being caught, industry watchers have warned.

According to analyst firm Gartner, seven million American adults - 3.4 per cent of all US consumers - were victims of identity theft during the 12 months ending June 2003.

Posted by Norm M. Wada at July 23, 2003 6:03 PM
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