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Article: Noted and Noteworthy.(Brief article)
- Article from:
- US Banker
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Nearly two thirds of stolen personal data is used to open a new credit line in victims names, according to a survey by Identity Theft Resource Center. Charges made to such accounts ranged from between $50 and $500,000 and, in aggregate, increased 78 percent between 2004 and 2006. In 27 percent of the cases, ID thieves used stolen information to make charges to the victims existing credit-card accounts.
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