According to our 6abc Data Journalism Team, the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware tri-state area ranks eighth in the country for identity theft reports.
Some of the most recent Philadelphia victims are members of the Chinese-American community who feel they're being targeted.
"Last month, one of my volunteers came to me and said 'Oh Pearl, there's a lot of people getting identity theft,'" said Mingchu Pearl Huynh, who is president and founder of the Northeast Philadelphia Chinese Association.
