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Identity Theft

​The FBI defines identity theft as the misuse of another individual's personal identifying information for fraudulent purposes. It is almost always committed to facilitate other crimes, such as credit card fraud, mortgage fraud, and check fraud.  According to the Federal Trade Commission, about 8.1 million Americans were reportedly victims of identity fraud in 2010.  Find out how you can prevent identity theft and what to do if you are already a victim with these helpful resources.