Identity Theft + Fraud= Identity Crime 20 December 2007 There is a thief that lurks around us everyday; this thief can attack in brad day light or in the darkest hour, and just about anywhere you may find yourself. This thief has the power to act in your name, make unlimited purchases, open up credit accounts and ruin your good name and credit all in the matter of seconds; if you are vulnerable enough, you might become his next victim. In many cases all he needs is your name and a social security
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Rasmussen College | Identity Theft | The long term issue | | Caden Ross | 2/17/2013 | Author's Note: This research is for Professor Rob Paixao B234/BUL2241 Section 01 Business Law Course written by Caden Ross on 02/17/2013. | Jeffrey Gerald Jackson, otherwise known as Troy Lee Evans, was arrested on September 4,2012 for identity theft. Mr. Jackson used the identity of Troy Lee Evans to gain employment at Credit Concepts Inc. Mr. Jackson had worked at Credit Concepts Inc. under
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Identity Theft: Fastest Growing Crime Tracy A. Baggett DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management Identity Theft; Fastest Growing Crime Imagine waking up to news that you had accumulated hundreds of thousands in debt after someone used your identity for unauthorized purchases. This is exactly what happened to John Harrison, a Connecticut salesman. Jerry Phillips, the twenty year old who stole John Harrison’s identity went on a shopping spree that included purchases to Home Depot
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Alec Dohm Economics Period 1 Identity Theft is a vast problem that grows with the years and the tough economic times. Identity theft affects nearly 5% of the world’s adult population. In 26 % of all cases, the fraud victim knew the person who stole their identity, and most often it is a family member who rips you off. The best way to protect yourself is to buy and use a paper shredder and a safe. Also the only organization you are legally required to give your Social Security Number is your
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As defined by the U.S. General Services Administration personally identifiable information, or PII, is any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, either alone or combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual (Personally Identifiable Information (PII), 2013). Some examples of PII would be names, social security numbers (full and truncated), driver’s license, identification cards, and medical records
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Abstract The Federal Trade Commission considers identity theft to be the fastest growing crime in the country. The Internet has become a hot zone for attracting identity theft thieves to steal personal information. Identity theft is divided into four basic areas – financial identity theft, criminal identity theft, identity cloning and business and commercial identity theft. Criminals obtain our personal information through methods such as using an insider, dumpster diving, computer hacking, war
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IDENTITY THEFT NAME: INSTITUTION: IDENTITY THEFT Identity theft refers to a situation where a person uses information used to identify another person, such as their name, credit card number or social security number without their permission, in order to commit fraud or other crimes. In other words, it is stealing the identity of a certain person and pretending to be that person by assuming their identity, usually so as to access their resources
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Identity Theft James Middleton AIU Online Abstract In this paper we will discuss identity theft. What is identity theft, what are some of the more common ways that people have become victims to identity theft? We will discuss how the law has changed and what the law has accomplished. Also how the law now protects the victim. Identity Theft What is identity theft; which is often referred to as identity fraud, which refers to all types id crime involving someone wrongfully obtain and
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Identity Theft Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Every minute about nine people have their identity stolen. (Identity Theft and Identity Fraud, 2013). Identity theft can happen to anyone at any time. A consumer can protect themselves without having to purchase a protection program. Protection programs are available to help consumers protect their identity. An identity theft program isn’t the best protection against identity theft. There are a number of protection
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Identity Theft I know three people who have been affected by identity theft in the past. They were forced to deal with the hassle of clearing and repairing their good names and financial reputations. According to my research, there was a new victim of identity theft in the U.S. every two seconds within the last year and over 9 million Americans reported that their identity had been stolen (Rogers, 2014). The primary complaint on the Federal Trade Commission’s list of top consumer complaints
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