Friday, October 23, 2009

Cyber Identity theft in India

It has been estimated that more than 100,000 people in the UK are affected by iCyber Identity theft every year. Cyber Identity theft is also the fastest growing crime in America and according to a Federal Trade Commission; 9.9 million victims were reported last year. Yes the issue of identity theft is in a rising in India also. We have several cases reported from every corner of this country. As the popularity and use of internet based services increases the dimensions of identity theft also increases.
Cyber Crime Investigation Cell, Mumbai describe identity theft in their website. They have listed a few examples of Cyber Identity thefts and Cyber Crime like “ Apply for a credit card in the victim’s name”, “Open a bank or building society account in the victim’s name”,“Apply for other financial services in the victim’s name” ..
For more details Please read the article What is Identity Theft?

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