Report: 15 million Americans fell victim to some type of identity-theft related fraud in the 12 months ending in mid-2006. The attacks are moving away from banks to fake lotteries and sweepstake contests. The report also showed electronic theft of sensitive information is a leading cause of certain types of fraud, including credit card, debit/ATM card and bank account transfer fraud. The statistics represent more than a 50 percent increase since 2003, when the FTC reported 9.9 million American adult identity theft victims.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/new-report-shows-identity-theft-rate-rising-a-198