Sadly, identity theft is a growing crime; and it's the rate at which this crime is increasing that has spawned a whole new industry of credit monitoring and identity theft risk management businesses to help combat and stop these crimes from hurting consumers and businesses.
There are several methods that identity thieves use to steal someone's identity, including:
- Stealing records from employers and businesses
- Stealing records from school
- Dumpster Diving - in which they rifle through a person's trash
- Installing Spyware, malware, or keylogging viruses on a victim's computer
- Going through a person's mailbox or having their mail redirected to another address
Law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels are working tirelessly to fight against identity theft; and ID Guards is working along with them to research and develop new and innovative methods of stopping identity thieves in their tracks.
