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"Overall, the number of victims of identity theft last year was 41 percent higher than the previous year's tally."
- Federal Trade Commission
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**Consumer Program & Benefits
Currently Tri-PAC's Identitheft offers:
- 12 part e-Course
- Toll free victim hotline
- Personal recovery advocate
- Comprehensive research and recovery plan
- Forms completion, filing, and follow-up
- Placing fraud alerts on all credit file
- Notify merchants involved in a fraudulent transaction
- Credit reports from all three major bureaus
- Complete restoration to 100% pre-event status
- Post recovery follow-up for one full year
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Identity Theft Facts:
- Fastest growing crime in United States
- There were 16 million victims in 2010
- 1 in every 3 U.S. consumers have been victimized by identity theft
- Average time involvement spent fixing theft problems is over 7 months
- Average hours spent fixing theft problems is over 175
- Most popular way to steal ID is from your unsecured mailbox
- Second most popular way to steal ID is from your automobile glovebox
- 43% of victims knew the perpetrator!
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