11/05/2026
Every 4.9 seconds, someone in the United States becomes a victim of identity theft. In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission received over 6.4 million identity theft and fraud reports — nearly 20 times more than it received in 2001. And in January 2026, Forbes reported that mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion every year
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