Question

Identity theft is one of the

costly the targets. The following charts show types of identity theft fraud reported in 2015 as well as percentage of victims
by age.

Use this information for Questions 3-4.

Percentage of Victims by Age
Types of Identity Theft Fraud Reported in 2015

Loan fraud 3.5%

Bank fraud 5.9%

Employment Fraud 3.3%

Utilities/phone fraud 9.9%

Other 19.2%

Credit card fraud 15.8%

Government documents/benefits 49.2%


Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 & over

3. Using roster notation, list the set of types of identity fraud that made up less than 20% of all reported cases..

4. Write the set of identity theft types that made up more than 50% of all reported claims.

Answer 1

In 2015, various types of identity theft fraud were reported. The percentage of victims by age and the types of fraud are shown in the charts. Government documents/benefits fraud had the highest percentage of victims at 49.2%, followed by credit card fraud at 15.8%. The other types of fraud reported were loan fraud, bank fraud, employment fraud, utilities/phone fraud, and other. The set of types of identity fraud that made up less than 20% of all reported cases are: loan fraud, bank fraud, and employment fraud. The set of identity theft types that made up more than 50% of all reported claims is government documents/benefits fraud.