FINCEN: ID Theft Cases Double
The U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) reports that from January to April of 2001, 332 reports of identity theft were reported. There were 637 cases for the entire year of 2000 and 267 in 1999.SAR Activity Review (PDF 1.1 MB), FINCEN, October 22, 2001.
Identity theft more than doubling, ZDNet (Reuters), October 22, 2001.
