Synthetic Identity Theft

Thank you to Bill Garner for this recent story ...

We first heard of this type of Identity Theft in 2005 when idAnalytics, an identity management company, released their research on the topic. A recent report put out by an NBC affiliate in Milwaukee prompted this posting.

Synthetic ID Theft
John Mercure - Today's TMJ 4 Milwaukee

"There's a rapidly growing form of identity theft that's being called the most sinister yet. You may be a victim right now, and not even know it for years. It's called Synthetic ID Fraud, and there are red flags to watch for...so you can minimize the damage."


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