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November 14, 2006
Identity thief is often found in family photo
Though most victims never learn who stole their identities, half of those who do say the thief was a family member, a friend, a neighbor or an in-home employee, according to surveys by the Federal Trade Commission and Javelin Strategy and Research, a private research firm. The surveys estimate that 9 million to 10 million Americans have their identities stolen each year.
Identity theft involving family members takes many forms, said Betsy Broder, assistant director of the Federal Trade Commission's division of privacy and identity protection. A child steals a parent's identity to buy drugs, one sibling steals another's identity to try to avoid arrest or debt.
Identity theft is often difficult to solve and prosecute, and, in the case of families, victims may be reluctant to report relatives to the police.
Suspicious parents can look out for clues that their children's identities have been compromised, said Jay Foley, a founder and director of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that helps victims.
If young children start to receive applications for credit cards in the mail, it is a sign that someone with access to their Social Security numbers has applied for credit in their names, Foley said.
Identity theft by a family member or someone close to the family is probably underreported and raises thorny questions about trust, responsibility and loyalty, Broder said.
‘We see parents taking advantage of their children, and children taking advantage of their older parents,’ she said. ‘We can tell consumers and businesses to be careful about how they safeguard their personal information, but it's hard to tell people to safeguard their information from the people that they love.’
Identity theft by family members can put special pressure on the victims when there is a possibility of children, parents or former spouses going to jail or prison. Many victims pay the debts and choose not to involve the police or the courts, said Mari J. Frank, a lawyer who works with people whose identities have been stolen.
‘It's such a breach of trust,’ Frank said. ‘When someone you don't know steals your identity, it's very impersonal. They just want money. But when it's a family member, it's far more emotionally destructive.’
Source: CNET News
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