
But now, with everything being accessible online, we're actually seeing scams targeting the younger generation," she says.Ĭasey Johnson signed up for LifeLock Identity Theft protection around 2015. "We used to see scams targeting a lot of senior citizens.

The bad guys go where the money is, and now that's often where your identity and financial accounts converge.Īlma Galvan is with the Better Business Bureau. So, people stealing your information and starting a new credit card under your name." "30 percent of all the identity theft claims are for credit card new subscriptions. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - "Identity theft is on the rise," says Janet Ruiz from the Insurance Information Institute. One 7 On Your Side viewer says an identity theft prevention service protected him after he was impersonated twice.
