What's Your Identity Worth to a Criminal? [INFOGRAPHIC]

The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. To make matters worse, 43% of identity theft victims knew the culprit behind it.

The average cost of identity theft for the victim is a whopping $4,841 and only 45% of identity fraud is detected by the victim, who will then burn an average of 33 hours to resolve identity theft fraud. That’s a huge investment in an unfortunate event!

This infographic by ZoneAlarm illustrates the 6 common ways crooks lift personal details, along with the steps to take if your identity is ever stolen.



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