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Medical ID Theft: A Fast Growing Crime
March 2009
With as many as 9 million Americans victimized by identity theft each year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there's good reason to monitor and protect those items essential to your life, your credit cards, bank accounts, credit history, driver's license and Social Security number.
But while the rapid growth of ID theft has spurred a flurry of credit-monitoring services and greater awareness of protecting financial records, less attention has been paid to perhaps an equally dangerous crime - medical identity theft, which can compromise life itself.
References:
Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
March 2009
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
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