| How Victims' Information Is Misused, 2016 (1) |
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| Type of identity theft fraud |
Percent |
| Employment or tax-related fraud |
34.0% |
| Tax fraud |
29.2 |
| Credit card fraud |
32.7 |
| New accounts |
25.6 |
| Other identity theft |
16.0 |
| Phone or utilities fraud |
13.1 |
| Bank fraud (2) |
11.8 |
| Loan or lease fraud |
6.8 |
| Government documents or benefits fraud |
6.6 |
(1) Percentages are based on the total number of identity theft complaints in the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 Consumer Sentinel Network (399,225 in 2016). Percentages total to more than 100 because some victims reported experiencing more than one type of identity theft.
(2) Includes fraud involving checking, savings, and other deposit accounts and debit cards and electronic fund transfers.
Source: Federal Trade Commission. |
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