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According to the Department of Justice, identity theft is passing drug trafficking as the number one crime in the nation. Victims spend an average of 330 hours recovering from this crime over 6 months. The University of Indiana reports that 14% of phishing scams are successful. With an estimated cost to US businesses and consumers of over $56 billion in 2005, identity theft is a problem that will continue to get worse as the bad guys continue to find new ways to steal.

DETER - DETECT - DEFEND This is your one-stop shop for all the info you could ever want on the subject of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission has built this site to be a complete resource for victims of identity theft as well as a tool to help consumers AVOID being victims.

Take a few minutes and learn how you can avoid being an easy target.