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ID Theft Facts
In 2006 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 674,354 complaints of fraud and Identity Theft* New York State ranked 8th in the number of victims of Identity Theft reported to the FTC* Of all the categories of complaints that were received, Identity Theft was the largest, accounting for over 1 of every 3 reported* 62% of identity theft victims who reported the crime to the FTC did not bother to notify a local police department*		ID theft reported to the FTC showed no indication of age discrimination and ages ranged from under 18 to over 60* 73% of all ID thefts reported involved bank fraud, loan fraud, or credit card fraud* ID theft reported to the FTC: Many metropolitan areas of California and Florida ranked highest ID Risk Management Associates analysis determined that only 1 in 40 ID theft victims report the crime to the FTC

* From: Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data January – December 2006

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