MABC Identity Theft Member Survey

Questions marked with an * are required

Exit Survey

* Are you concerned about identity theft?

Yes

* Rate your knowledge of identity theft.

Basic awareness

Intermediate

Advanced

Expert

* During the last decade, reports of identity theft have

decreased.

remained constant.

increased.

* Over half of all reported identity theft is unauthorized use of victims’ credit and bank accounts.

True

False

* Which of the following identity protection do you have? (Select all that apply)

None

homeowners insurance

A credit monitoring program like FreeCreditReport.com, CreditReport.com, etc.

An identity protection service like LifeLock, Identity Guard, TrustedID, ID Theft Shield, etc.

Below are four examples of what is generally characterized as identity theft.

a) A fraudster launches a spoofed website on the Internet by using your personal identifiers.
b) An uninsured person obtains medical services by presenting your name and
Social Security number.
c) A person purchases a tank of gas by swiping your lost Credit Card in a gas pump card reader.
d) A person finds a discarded document on the street with your name, Social Security Number
and date of birth printed on it, and he or she uses the information to open a bank account
in your name.

* Which item above would be best characterized as something other than identity theft?