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The University of South Carolina is dedicated in educating
the
University community about identity protection. This Web site is
designed to provide facts, tips, definitions and resources for the
community to help protect personal and sensitive information.
Did you know....
Recent research from Gartner indicates that in 2004:
57 million adults in the United States believe they
have received a fraudulent e-mail
requesting personal information i
1.78 million adults in the United States remember giving
‘phishers’ their sensitive financial or
personal information
by filling in a form on a ‘spoof’ Web site
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Nearly 1 million people have suffered from identity theft
fraud … costing banks and credit
institutions $1.2 billion
in direct losses
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If measures are not put into place to combat e-mail scams
and online identity theft, consumer
trust will erode and
annual U.S. eCommerce growth will slow to 10% or less by
2007
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Already, 63 million U.S. adults pay their bills
online
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