Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America.
The Nation's Capitol ranks number one for identity thefts, with a per capita average of 20 fraud incidents for every 100,000 residents. This theft, or fraud, involves taking the victim's identity to open credit card accounts, make purchases, obtain loans, or order false checks and ATM cards in another person's name. The NASA OIG issued an informational outreach alert about identity theft and how to guard against it. This alert is available on the OIG web site and is being circulated at NASA Headquarters in a cooperative initiative with the Office of Headquarters Operations. We have also issued an informational brochure on clearing information from your computer hard drive.