Risk Of ID Theft Increases In Some Cities
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Risk Of ID Theft Jumps In New York, Other Major Citiest
The risk of identity theft has increased in major U.S. cities such as Detroit, Los Angeles and New York, according to ID Analytics, a company that provides fraud intelligence services to businesses. News.com reports that people in Vermont, Montana and Wyoming have the lowest risk of identity fraud. "Moving is a very dramatic way to reduce your identity risk," Stephen Coggeshall, ID Analytics' chief technology officer, said in an interview. "It is more appropriate for people to understand the risk of their area and to take the appropriate precautions." Coggeshall said his company's research, which is slated to be published Wednesday, seeks to provide information for law enforcement. Complaints of ID theft accounted for 36 percent of the total 674,354 complaints submitted to the FTC and its external data contributors last year.
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Tech Daily AM -- 2/14/07
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