Article: Online identity theft least of worries.

Byline: Emily Lecoz

Feb. 2--While online scams like phishing grab all the headlines, most people lose their money or identities the old-fashioned way -- by losing their wallets or trusting the wrong person.

Lost or stolen wallets, checkbooks and credit cards are the cause of most identity theft cases in the United States, followed by friends and acquaintances with access to these items.

That's according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report released last week by the Better Business Bureau and Javelin Strategy & Research. The survey reported that, in cases where the method was known, 68.2 percent of information was obtained offline.

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