Identity theft is one of the highest rising crimes in the country. Figures released by the Better Business Bureau showed that in the past five years nearly 27.3 million people have been a victim of identity theft, 9.9 million in 2003 unaided! Consumers need to become more aware of this crime, take steps to avoid becoming a victim and recognize what to do if they find, or even think they might be a victim of identity theft.

Identity theft fraud in America has reached wave extent having surpassed 27 million cases and increasing every year.

The banks are taking identity theft fraud very critically and have taken significant measures to defend your identity and your accounts against scammers.

EBay is a great site and is used by numerous to buy and sell new and used Items. It really is the world’s Largest Garage Sale sadly when an online site becomes as big and popular as E-Bay the scam artists appear to just naturally follow. These Scam artists will often try to steal your Idenity and get your bank or credit card information in addition to your E-Bay Id and Password.

As the reputation of credit cards and Internet shopping grow, so does the possibility that you will become a victim of Identity Theft. One's information can be simply accessed by anyone who has your social security number and other identifying information such as credit card bills or processed checks.