Eight metropolitan areas on the list had more than 1,000 identity theft reports per 100,000 people. ... 17. Bloomington, IL > Identity thefts per 100,000 residents: 740 > Total population: 172,164 ...

Another report on identity theft, by Fidelity’s IPX 1031, noted that Kansas posted the highest increase in ID theft of any state at 94.75% during 2020-2021 compared with 2017-2019, just ahead of ...

In addition to more than 14,000 identity theft claims at IDES, there have been 107,000 more fraud claims that came through Illinois under a new federal benefit called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

Report identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission at IdentityTheft.gov or 877-438-4338. The website and phone hotline both offer information in several languages.

BENTON, Ill. – A man and woman from southern Illinois were sentenced this week after admitting to identity theft and bank fraud. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern ...

Roughly 1.2 million taxpayers faced incredibly long waits last year for their tax refund cash after getting hit by tax-related ID theft, report says.