Jim Martin; Identity theft has hit my family 3 times in 12 months
The writer remembers a friend telling him years ago to avoid identity theft at all costs. Now the problem is hitting home.
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The writer remembers a friend telling him years ago to avoid identity theft at all costs. Now the problem is hitting home.
Today’s Topic: Protecting Your Medicare Number and Information to Prevent Identity Theft
Share: Identity Theft doubled from 2019 to 2020, according to the FTC. They received 1.4 million reports in 2020, many of them related to highjacked stimulus checks. With the IRS issuing 156 million payments and the push for recurring payments until the pandemic is declared over, 2021 is likely to be even worse. The Global Identity Theft Protection Services Market is expected to expand 13.06% due to the increasing cybercrime and identity theft. nearly half of all consumers had experienced some type of identity theft already! An April 7th, 2021 ITRC Analysis concludes that “The numbe...