Monday 5 October 2009

National Indentity Fraud Awareness Week October 2009


This week is Crime Stoppers National Identity Fraud Awareness Week 2009.

The Sydney Morning Herald's Lesley Parker reminds us that:

According to a report released last year by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one in three people aged 15 and over encountered some form of scam in 2007 – perhaps receiving emails...
Five per cent of them (806,000 people) made at least an initial response and 453,100 people lost money – almost $1 billion in total, or an average of $2160 a person.
The ABS says this translates to a "victimisation rate" of 2 per cent.

Don't become a statistic in 2009.

How identity theft occurs according to Stop ID Theft:
  • Personal information you place on the Internet is collated by a fraudster.
  • Mail is redirected without your knowledge.
  • Wallet or purse is stolen.
  • Unsolicited phone calls asking for information.
  • Household or business garbage bin raided.
  • Credit card or ATM card skimmed.
  • Corporate identity theft by accessing publicly available records.
  • Impersonation of a deceased person.
Fellowes Identity Fraud Quiz

Cybersquatting on photographs: one form of identity theft on the Internet

Update:

Some April and September 2009 statistics on identity theft from Veda Advantage.

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