There is an old real estate joke about location being everything and the same may be true when it comes to identity theft. While overall identity theft seems to be in a downward trend, depending on what surveys you read, mail and telephone fraud seem to be holding their own. And interestingly enough, where you live -- rather than how you travel around the Internet -- can determine your chances of become an ID theft victim, according to a report from Javelin Strategy and Research. For example, citizens in Illinois, Delaware, California, Idaho and West Virginia are most at risk, while the Plains states and the Northeast claim the lowest incidence of ID fraud. States with the lowest incidents include Alaska, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. No matter who, where, when and why people are being scammed the cost of fraud per consumer rose overall by 25 percent, from $554 to $691 on average in 2007 and the telephone still seems to be the bad guys weapon of choice.
Some how this all sounds like a great poster contest for kids?
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