Identity Theft Increasing in Illinois, Montana, North Dakota

I agree that the motive prurs the crime, of course, and I do not see that there is an end in sight for this motive to be beneficial for the criminal mind. What I do see is that there is some protection out there that too few people have. All of the banks, of the Credit Card comapnies have "ID Theft Protection" that is only regarding FINANCIAL theft. What about the people using your ID to open NEW P.O. boxes and start mail fraud or get your medical cards, and get treatments that you now are responsible to pay for, or GOD FORBID, SS# and now they have several jobs in your name they never pay taxes on? CC companies have nothing to do with that, so they cannot help you. check with your employer about a payroll deduction plan for ID theft protection from PrePaid Legal. At least then you can have a company restore what you may have lost!

Until the motive disappears, the crime will continue... The motive is money. If criminals are unable to benefit from information stolen, then the incentive disappears. Consumers' ability to lock down their credit report provides a way to reduce the motive. Identity Thieves simply cannot open new credit and loan accounts in the names of consumers who have locked access to their credit report through a Credit Freeze (see http://www.creditlock.com ). It is unfortunate that even in states where such laws have passed, and a credit freeze is available, many individuals still do not lock down access to their credit report.