Identity Theft Prevention - Avoid Disaster

Identity theft is a malicious crime with serious implications. It can wreck havoc on your credit file, your ability to purchase a home in the future and interfere with potential job opportunities. Approximately 246,000 cases of identity theft were filed between January, 2004 and December, 2004 - a staggering increase of 52% since 2002. Statistics of victimization by age group revealed that anyone from 18 to 65 is fair game. The breakdown by fraud subject were as follows: