the Fraudian Slip Podcast: Identity Theft Resource Center – 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC

Summary

• The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently released its annual Consumer Impact Report, supported by Experian, which captures the emotional, physical and lost opportunities of identity crime victimization as well as the financial impacts.  
• According to the report, approximately 25 percent of the general consumer respondents answered “Yes” when asked if they had “seriously considered self-harm as a way of dealing with your identity theft, fraud or scam.” Of those who self-identified as a victim, 67.8 percent responded “Yes.” Only 14.4 percent of the ITRC victim group answered “Yes” to the same question, a more than two percentage point increase from 2024.  
• In 2025, 83.3 percent of ITRC victims surveyed reported feeling worried or anxious, 78.6 percent felt violated, 75.4 percent felt vulnerable and 73 percent felt angry. In 2024, 82 percent reported feeling worried or anxious, and 76.4 percent violated.  
• More than 20 percent of ITRC victims surveyed reported losses exceeding $100,000, and over ten percent lost at least $1 million. Over 34 percent reported losses exceeding $10,000.  
• ITRC CEO, Eva Velasquez, sat down and discussed the findings from the 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC. You can learn more about the report and other topics discussed in this podcast by visiting our company website, idtheftcenter.org. To download the report, click here. 
• If you think you are the victim of identity theft, fraud or a scam, call or text 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 and webinar of our podcast with Eva Velasquez, CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center 

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC’s) podcast, where we talk about all things identity theft, fraud and scams that impact people and businesses. This week, we published our 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC, supported by Experian. 

The report goes beyond the basic financial implications of identity crimes and explores the lost opportunities as well as the emotional and physical impacts experienced by victims resulting from the crimes. The findings in the 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC reveal rising financial and emotional impacts from identity theft, fraud and scams, as well as an increase in repeat attacks and other concerns, while overall reports of identity misuse declined slightly.   

For the report, the ITRC surveyed victims who contacted the ITRC separately and general consumers who were victims of identity crimes. According to the responses, emotional impacts, repeat victimization rates and financial impacts are more severe compared to previous years in both victim groups.  

ITRC CEO Eva Velasquez presented the findings from this year’s report in a webinar. We have a link below for this week’s podcast.  

Watch the Webinar

You can download a copy of the ITRC’s 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC on our website, www.idtheftcenter.org/reports. You can also click here. 

Contact the ITRC 

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

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