children: Identity Theft Can Start at Any Age
- 06/07/08 10:28 PM
A new variation of identity theft has substantially gained in popularity over the last four years - child identity theft. Child identity theft occurs when a child's identity is used by another person for the imposter's personal gain. The perpetrator may be a family member or someone known by the family. It could also be a stranger who purposely targets children because of the lengthy time between the theft of the information and the discovery of the crime. The Federal Trade Commission says child identity theft has tripled in the past three years. The FTC reported 8500 cases in 2003, more than 14,000 in (1 comments)
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