WASHINGTON – The number of reported identity theft is on the rise. According to a semi-annual report, Suspicious Activity Report Activity Review-Trends, Tips and Issues, issued jointly by regulators and financial services trade associations, in 2000 between January and November 657 reports were filed citing identity theft, compared to only 44 during the full year of 1997. The SAR Activity Report is available on the Treasury Department's Web site, www.treas.gov.

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