In 2008, ID theft was by far the biggest complaint to the FTC, representing 26 percent of complaints. The next biggest complaint third party and creditor debt collection scams represented only 9 percent. The number of ID theft cases surged in 2008, according to a report (.pdf) based on the Federal Trade Commission s annual data. DNet has excellent coverage of the report’s big takeaways on the report s big takeaway from the FTC report on ID theft.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ftc-id-theft-cases-surge-022709/72357/