Identity theft is a huge problem

Student's photo captures ID theft danger

A shadowy figure sits at his computer, just waiting for the right moment to steal someone's credit card information.
It's only a photo illustration, but the reality captured in Foran High School junior Molly Weathered's "A Waiting Thief" — the first-place photo in the state Department of Consumer Protection's 2008 Law Day photo contest — is all too real.
Weathered, 16, said she got the idea from her photography teacher, William Domeracki, to superimpose a black-and-white print negative of her boyfriend at his computer over a digital color photo of a credit card.
She wanted to demonstrate identity theft, which often takes place by computer. "I thought Molly hit it right on the head," said department Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. Identity theft "is a growing issue every single year," he said, "despite the fact that there are lots of things that are being done about it."
Both Weathered and second place-winner Leah Pryor, a junior at Amity High School in Woodbridge, submitted identity theft-related photographs, according to the department.
"Anything that we can do to educate and support consumers in protecting their personal information has to be a priority," Farrell said. "Identity theft affects about 2,000 people in Connecticut every year, and the cost for repairing one's good name can be significant in terms of time and trouble, not to mention the out-of-pocket expense."
Farrell said stolen identity, depending on the circumstances, can take up to 36 hours to put right.
Weathered was recognized May 3 at the Westfield Connecticut Post mall, in conjunction with a department-sponsored free paper-shredding event. An aspiring photographer, Weathered said she was "shocked" and excited to learn she'd won.
"Anything to, like, get me started on the right foot with photography," she said.
Farrell said 2008 marked the department's second annual Law Day contest — last year it was an essay — and contestants were to convey the importance of consumer issues and what the department does to protect consumers.
Law Day was founded 50 years ago as a time to recognize the benefits of the nation's legal system and celebrate the heritage of liberty, justice and equality under law, according to the American Bar Association.

Full story by NOELLE FRAMPTON at ConnPost

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