FTC: ID theft complaints drop, credit woes grow

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/02/for-the-first-time-since-the-federal-trade-commission-started-counting-10-years-ago-the-number-of-americans-reporting-identi.html

"For the first time since the Federal Trade Commission started
counting 10 years ago, the number of Americans reporting identity
theft dropped in 2009, the agency said Thursday.  The drop was
significant – about 10 percent – but doesn't necessarily indicate the
crime is disappearing.  The 278,078 reports taken last year still
represent more than any year prior to 2008."
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