Myth 1: The number of identity theft victims
increases every year.
According to the Better Business Bureau cases of
identity theft dropped in 2005. “It’s going down,
that is in great part due to consumer awareness,”
says Katie Mitzner of the BBB.
Myth 2: Seniors are the most likely target of
identity thieves.
Generation X, people ages 25 to 34, are the number
one victims of identity theft.
Myth 3: Thieves steal your personal information
by using the Internet.
No, it turns out now that that most identity theft
is from information stolen offline. You are
actually safer using the internet for your banking
than those who do so through the mail.
Myth 4: Most identity thieves are strangers.
About half of the identity thefts that are reported
are from people known to the victim. That includes
family members, colleagues, employees or people who
pass in and out of your office.
Myth 5: All false credit card charges are
identity theft.
Identity theft is the process of using your
information to establish credit in your name.
Someone who steals your credit card number and makes
false charges is only committing credit card fraud.
