Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission

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According to the Federal Trade Commission, credit account-related identity theft comprises only a small percentage of all identity theft cases. In 2010, government documents and benefits fraud was the most common form of identity theft reported to the FTC (19%), followed by credit card fraud (15%), phone or utilities fraud (14%), and employment fraud (11%). Other significant categories of identity theft reported by victims were bank fraud (10%) and loan fraud (4%).