the Fraudian Slip Podcast: Identity Theft Resource Center – 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC

Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, breaks down the findings in the 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC, supported by Experian

• The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently released its annual Consumer Impact Report, supported by Experian. For the report, the ITRC surveyed victims who contacted the ITRC and victims who did not.
• According to the responses, 16 percent of ITRC victims surveyed reported thoughts of suicide, up from ten (10) percent in 2022 and eight percent in 2021.
• Also, 26 percent of ITRC victims claim losses of more than $100,000. For the first time, the ITRC consistently sees six-figure losses in romance and social media scams, often involving cryptocurrency or other investment schemes.
• ITRC President and CEO Eva Velasquez sat down and discussed the findings from the 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC.
• You can learn more about the 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC and other topics discussed in the podcast by visiting our company website, idtheftcenter.org. You can download the report by clicking on our publications tab.
• If you think you are the victim of an identity crime, call the ITRC toll-free by phone (888.400.5530) or live chat on our webpage to speak with an expert advisor.

Below is a transcript of our webinar and podcast with Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center

Welcome to The Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, SoundCloud, Audible and Amazon now.

Normally, we would introduce a topic, a guest expert and our CEO, Eva Velasquez. However, this month, we are doing something a little bit different. This week, we published our 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC, supported by Experian. It is based on information gathered from victims of identity crimes and how those events have affected them both financially and, more importantly, non-financially.

Eva presented the findings from this year’s study in a webinar, which, through the miracles of technology, we have in a link below as this week’s podcast.

WATCH THE WEBINAR

You can download a copy of the ITRC’s 2023 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC at our website, www.idtheftcenter.org/publications.

Contact the ITRC

If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime or want to avoid becoming a victim, you can speak with an ITRC expert advisor toll-free on the phone (888.400.5530), chat live on the web or send us an email during our normal business hours (6 a.m.-5 p.m. PST Monday-Friday). Just visit www.idtheftcenter.org to get started.

Be sure to join us next week for our sister podcast, the Weekly Breach Breakdown.