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Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Fraud alert placed. · Of the 22% of ID Theft victims who contacted credit bureaus, 62% said that a fraud alert
was placed on their Credit Report at one or more of the credit bureaus.
· 70% of those who suffered “New Accounts & Other Frauds” ID Theft and contacted a credit
bureau had a fraud alert placed on their records. Of those who only suffered the misuse of
an existing Credit Card account, only 46% had a fraud alert placed on their records.
· Victims were more likely to have a fraud alert placed when their personal information was
misused multiple times. 71% of those who contacted a credit bureau and had experienced
four or more distinct misuses of their personal information had a fraud alert placed on their
records, while only 42% of those with only one to three distinct misuses had an alert placed.
· Over 40% of victims who contacted credit bureaus requested fraud alerts from more than
one credit bureau.
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