2022 Child Identity Fraud, Javelin Strategy & Research, 2022
“Children often become victims of identity theft and subsequent fraud because of a data breach, a scam that cons them into giving out personal information, or by having a social media or email account taken over.”
SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
October 26, 2022
Javelin Strategy & Research’s 2022 Child Identity Fraud Study reveals that 915,000 U.S. children were victims of identity fraud in the past year, costing an average of $1,128 for a single household—$752 for the fraud itself and $376 out-of-pocket to resolve the fraud—while spending 16 hours on resolution overall.
This complimentary report analyzes U.S. consumer responses about child identity theft and fraud collected from 5,000 U.S. households earlier this year. This report was made possible by our sponsors and partners, AARP and Savvy Cyber Kids. AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. Savvy Cyber Kids is a non-profit organization that educates parents, guardians, educators and children about how children’s identities and development are adversely affected by unrestricted internet access and use.
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