Unless there’s an immediate threat or active crime, wait to report identity theft to the police until after completing your FTC affidavit. Attaching the affidavit to your police report creates a comprehensive identity theft report, which will be invaluable when dealing with affected companies and f...
Kelly Jackson Higgins
Last year, 36% of 674,354 complaints to the FTC were for ID theft. The report only includes instances where consumers were aware of a theft and filed a complaint. Credit card fraud was the most common form of identity fraud, accounting for 25% of identity theft....
Identity theft was the top consumer complaint of 2014, according to the FTC. Scammers are busy targeting government records to steal your identity, according to a report from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC report cites identity theft as the No. 1 consumer complaint of 2014, putting it...
受骗者可登录 ReportFraud.ftc.gov 报告受骗事件,或登录 IdentityTheft.gov 提交身份盗窃报告。 这些报告被纳入联邦贸易委员会的哨兵数据库后,将提供给大约 2,800 名联邦、州、地方和国际执法专业人员。这些报告有助于调查人员追踪欺诈者,从而更容易发现趋势并教育公众防范欺诈企图。
The COVID-19 pandemic is being blamed for an increase of 2916% of identity theft reports filed in the US and Puerto Rico, mostly related to government benefits, credit cards and online sales, statistics from the Federal Trade Commission and Debt.com show. Debt.com’s data shows that 46% ...
Scanning a QR code can expose you to identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Quick-response, or QR codes, which store links and other information and are readable by a smartphone camera, are today widely used at businesses including restaurants and a range of retailers. Over...
Identity Theft Fraud and the FTC's "Red Flags Rule" The author of this article describes the perils of identity theft fraud and the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule. E Spring - 《Financial Fraud Law Report》 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 Client Advisory - The FTC's Red Flags Rule on...
Additionally, there were more than 1.1 million reports of identity theft in 2022. How to avoid falling victim to fraud Here are some tips to help you avoid being the victim of fraud, according to Erin Witte, director of consumer protection for the Consumer Federation of America: Slow down:...
The Federal Trade Commission is a government agency that enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws. Consumers can also report illegal business practices.