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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 742914" data-attributes="member: 12952">The Tie Between ID Theft &amp; Illegal ImmigrationSarah BudusonReporter, KPHO.comPHOENIX — Valley identity theft expert said there’s a&nbsp; strong correlation between high rates of ID theft and the numbers of&nbsp; illegal immigrants in a state.The states with the highest rates of identity theft complaints are&nbsp; also states with “illegal immigration issues,” according to Mark&nbsp; Pribish, an identity theft expert who works for Merchants Information&nbsp; Solutions.“In those states,” said Pribish, “You have a lot of illegal&nbsp; immigrants filling out employment numbers with nine random numbers of&nbsp; where a Social Security number is supposed to be.”“The Federal Trade Commission counts it as an identity theft event,&nbsp; so even though an actual ID theft event did not take place,” he said.&nbsp; “In reality, it’s an employment fraud event. You have misrepresentation&nbsp; on an employee application.”In 2009, the states with the highest rates of identity theft&nbsp; complaints were Florida, Arizona, Texas, California and Nevada,&nbsp; according to the Federal Trade Commission’s website</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 742914, member: 12952"] [B]The Tie Between ID Theft & Illegal Immigration Sarah Buduson Reporter, KPHO.com PHOENIX — [/B]Valley identity theft expert said there’s a strong correlation between high rates of ID theft and the numbers of illegal immigrants in a state. The states with the highest rates of identity theft complaints are also states with “illegal immigration issues,” according to Mark Pribish, an identity theft expert who works for Merchants Information Solutions. “In those states,” said Pribish, “You have a lot of illegal immigrants filling out employment numbers with nine random numbers of where a Social Security number is supposed to be.” “The Federal Trade Commission counts it as an identity theft event, so even though an actual ID theft event did not take place,” he said. “In reality, it’s an employment fraud event. You have misrepresentation on an employee application.” In 2009, the states with the highest rates of identity theft complaints were Florida, Arizona, Texas, California and Nevada, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s website [/QUOTE]

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