Consumer Education and Assistance
Identity crime is the theft or misuse of an individual's personal or financial information to gain something of value and/or to facilitate other criminal activity (Federal Trade Commission, 2006). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimated that in 2005, 8.3 million American adults were victims of identity theft (Federal Trade Commission, 2007).
The sections above are designed to help consumers:
- Learn about identity crime
- Prevent identity crime
- Respond to identity crime if it happens
