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Identity Theft

Identity Theft

Identity Theft is a form of fraud or cheating of someone else's identity. Identity thieves can use the information gleaned to gain financial resources, such as credit cards, loans and bank account information. Identity theft has various forms from online hacking to pickpocketing a wallet.

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About Identity Theft

There are several types of identity theft:
Commercial: using another business to obtain credit
Criminal: posing as another person when apprehended for a crime
Financial: using someone's identity to obtain credit, loans, etc.
Identity: obtaining information to assume their life
Medical: using someone's medical history to gain access to medical care or drugs.

Identity thieves have many ways to steal identity including:
Dumpster diving for personal information
People throwing away old computers and thumb drives with information still on it
RFID scanners
Fake job offers
Stealing Checks
Observing people type in personal information.

Avoiding Identity Theft can include:
Keep only essential information that is essential for day-to-day essentials
Have mail delivered to a location that is not easily accessible for someone else
Never give personal info to people or companies who contact you for no reason.
Shred financial statements when you are done reading them
Review your credit reports, bank accounts and bill frequently.

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