The High Cost of Identity Theft Identity theft, the unlawful use of another person’s name, address, phone number, Social Security number, and other identifiers, is consumer’s biggest complaint for the seventh year in a row, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the government’s consumer protection agency. More than a quarter million complaints, almost a [...]

When a consumer has been the victim of identity theft, time makes all the difference. Thieves know that it is only a matter of time before they are found out and their use of your information and credit is stopped. Therefore, the quicker you can discover the problem, the less money you will stand to [...]

If you have been a victim of identity theft, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are in the same boat, having had their personal information stolen and used by thieves to apply for credit, make purchases, or open accounts. If you did not have identity theft insurance in place, you need to take a [...]

Identity theft continues to be a plague, severely impacting the financial health of millions of Americans. Consumers who are the victims of identity theft can lose thousands of dollars and years of fighting bureaucratic red tape as they are forced into situations where they are continually asked to prove that they are who they say [...]