Children need protection from online identity theft even more than adults do. View this infographic from uKnowKids now for 6 easy ways to protect your family from identity thieves and bad guys online.

1. ONLINE IDENTITY
THEFTTHEFT
Unauthorized use or attempted
use of personal information to
open a new account.
Unauthorized use or
attempted use of an
existing account.
Misuse of personal
information for a
fraudulent purpose.
average number of
US identity fraud victims
11,571,900
Children are being
targeted for identity theft
35 timesmore often than adults.
of children are victims of
identity theft.
10.7%
Total financial loss attributed
to identity theft in 2013
$21 billion
US households
reported some type of
identity
fraud
in 2013.
7%
IDENTITY THEFT INCLUDES ONE OR
MORE OF THREE TYPES OF INCIDENTS
IN 2013,
AN ESTIMATED
people reported
the fraudulent use
of a credit card.
7.7 million
reported the fraudulent
use of a bank account
such as a debit, checking
or savings account.
7.5 million
The most common way victims
discovered the identity theft
in 2012 was when a financial
institution contacted them
about suspicious activity on
an account.
About 2 out of 3 victims
did not know how the offender
obtained their information
9 out of 10 did not know
anything about the identity
of the offender.
Victims who had personal information,
such as a social security number misused,
were more likely to experience financial, legal
or other problems as a result of the incident
than other types of identity theft victims.
of victims who experienced
the fraudulent use of personal
information to create a new
account reported significant
problems at work or school
7%
of identity theft victims spent
more than a month clearing
up associated problems.
Persons in households with
annual incomes of $75,000 or
more were the most likely to
experience identity theft.
75,000
10%
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT
YOU & YOUR CHILDREN FROM
ONLINE IDENTITY THEFT
Establish Family Rules
for Internet Use
Protect your social
security number
Double check the web
addresses you type in
Use strong
passwords
Check your credit
regularly
Check your credit
card statements
SOURCES: Statistic Brain | Bureau of Justice
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