By Lorilyn Prestidge
Posted By Michael Rivezzo
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America.
And in light of increasing numbers, this week has been named, "National Protect Your Identity Week" by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.It's a crime with more than ten million victims, including Catherine Estergren, who had checks stolen out of her mailbox."The bank called me after I didn't have any money in my account and I was way overdrawn," said Victim of Identity theft Catherine Estergren.
The thieves used Estergren's checks in five states and withdrew more than seven thousand dollars."I got all kinds of collection letters from all over these states," said Estergren.Estergren's story is a classic case of identity theft."It takes years and again tens of thousand of dollars to correct what has happened in maybe just a week or two or a month," said Austin Police Department Lt. John Mueller.
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