Identity Theft
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| + | * '''True Name Identity Theft''' : Refers to the situation in which stolen personal information is used to open new accounts or obtain services (criminal/thief ''adopts'' your identity). | ||
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| + | * '''Account Takeover Identity Theft''' : Refers to the situation in which stolen information is used to gain access to existing accounts (criminal/thief ''uses'' your personal information). | ||
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Revision as of 21:51, 30 November 2007
Identity Theft - (also known as Identity Fraud) refers to crimes in which personal information is obtained without person’s and used by a criminal or an impostor to commit a fraud or a crime usually for the purpose of economic gain. Some information commonly used by the thieves is: social insurance number (SIN), driver's license, credit card or bank information, birth certificate, passport etc.
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Types
Identity theft is usually divided into two main types based on the uses of stolen information:
- True Name Identity Theft : Refers to the situation in which stolen personal information is used to open new accounts or obtain services (criminal/thief adopts your identity).
- Account Takeover Identity Theft : Refers to the situation in which stolen information is used to gain access to existing accounts (criminal/thief uses your personal information).
