Program Success July 2010 | Page 31

PROGRAM SUCCESS – JULY 2010 PAGE 31 HAVE YOU HAD YOUR IDENTITY STOLEN? First let me say, I don’t intend to scare you, but what I’m about to tell you is the truth about Identity Theft. It’s an epidemic without a vaccine. It’s not how, but when it happens will you know what to do, or who to call? ... NOT YET! Identity Theft Awareness Group Yes, there are seven types of known identity theft; Driver’s License, Social Security numbers, Character/Criminal, Medical, Financial/Credit, Synthetic and Children’s. The one that you hear of all the time is Financial/Credit it is only 18% of identity theft. The other six types comprise the other 72% of identity the