Comments about ‘As identity thieves become more sophisticated, police work to keep pace’

It would also be helpful in stopping and preventing ID theft is report ID theft to the people who's ID has been stolen. Many times ID theft does not show up in credit reports and impossible to combat, and police discover it they should notify individuals, even if its out of state.

Preventing and stopping ID theft must also include notifications.

I have lived in Utah for many years, and never had my credit card number stolen. Three years ago I lived in San Diego, CA for a year and had it stolen twice, once by a restaurant and once by a towing company employee. It was so bad that I had to insist that I take the card to have it processed for the bill. These restaurants were not cheap dives either but tourist and up scale establishments.

Purchases were made, both times that my credit card number was stolen. In Utah the personal ID information is generally stolen by illegal aliens and others trying to hide their true identity. They then use these identities for employment, loans, and tax evasion. Often the victim never knows that their ID is being misused until long after the fact.

When police find that a stolen ID is being used, nothing is done, they don't even inform the victim. In San Diego I filed a report, but no one cared, not even the credit card company that simply dismissed the illegal charges on my card.