r/IdentityTheft
39k members
r/IdentityTheft is a subreddit with 39k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses identity theft, theft, scam, credit card fraud, and bank fraud.
A page for people with knowledge of and experience in handling the issue(s) once identity theft is discovered to help others.
Popular Themes in r/IdentityTheft
#1
Advice Requests
: "I think maybe someone is attempting to use my address for id theft. What to do?"
41 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Receiving 10 spam phone calls every day do you have a quick solution to this?"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Someone used my medical ID"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/IdentityTheft
#1
Identity Theft
: "My College Tuition is Gone Because of Identity Theft, In Need of Advice"
65 posts
#2
Theft
: "Why does my rich family who disowned me for petty Thefts, but only did so at age 28, why are other people so happy to hurt me because my family says I hurt them?"
6 posts
#3
Scam
: "Is this a Scam? My mom got this for a car we have NEVER owned."
5 posts
#4
Credit Card Fraud
: "Received a credit card in the mail i do not remeber applying for at all?"
5 posts
#5
Bank Fraud
: "Bank Fraud"
5 posts
#6
Ssn
: "Name and address associated to my Ssn"
4 posts
#7
Spam Calls
: "woke up to a bunch of spam from loan companies"
4 posts
#8
Credit Freeze
: "Froze my credit at all 3 bureaus and did an opt-out sweep, wish I'd done it years ago"
3 posts
#9
Credit Fraud
3 posts
#10
Hacked Account
: "Hack"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/IdentityTheft
Yearly
+15k members(60.9%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026