Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other
What is Identity Theft?
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes.
How do thieves steal an identity?
Identity theft starts with the misuse of your personally identifying information such as your name and Social Security number, credit card numbers, or other financial account information. For identity thieves, this information is as good as gold. Skilled identity thieves may use a variety of methods to get hold of your information, some of which include:
Dumpster Diving
Skimming
Phishing.
Changing Your Address
Old-Fashioned Stealing
Pretexting
What are the 5 Types of Identity Theft?
Financial
Driver's License
Social Security
Medical
Character/Criminal
