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Young People These Days
The Department of Justice released an interesting report on identity theft, focusing on the thief rather than the victim. The report found that the majority of identity theft thieves are under the age of 34, with 18% being between the ages of 18 and 24. The report also found that close to two-thirds of offenders are male and in nearly 80% of the cases, the thief worked alone. One of the biggest surprises is that fewer than 20% of crimes involved the internet. Old-fashioned dumpster diving, mail theft, and rerouting of mail through change of address cards were the most frequently used methods for stealing identities. And here we thought young people were completely dependent on technology.
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