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    Identity theft is basically using someone’s personal information without their prior knowledge. One example: is a thief getting ahold of another’s person’s social security and driver’s license numbers and using that information to get a credit card or to buy a car. Anyone can become a victim of this crime because of the sheer countless ways for a person to steal another’s identity. Every state has different requirements for a crime to constitute as identity theft. “For example: In Wisconsin:

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    Negative Effects of Identity Theft You actually did not win a free laptop, instead you won an one way ticket straight into your personal information and that ticket is not for you. These ads are actually scams trying to get your personal information to use it for no good. People called identity thieves set up these scams to trick you into giving them your information. Identity thieves do not only use scams, they use fake identification, your checkbook, or anything that has sensitive information valuable

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    Strangers: Identity Theft and Identity Fraud What is Identity Theft and Identity Fraud? The U.S. Department of Justice defines Identity theft and identity fraud as “all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.” Some of the tactics used by thieves to steal personal information are through shoulder surfing. This is when people watch from a nearby location as you punch in credit

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    IDENTITY THEFT Presented To Dr. Patricia LaRosa Professor of Business Communication Prepared By Inez Frias BA 105W Student May 17, 2017 iii DATE: 5/14/17 TO: Dr. LaRosa Professor of Business Communication FROM: Inez Frias Castro BA 105W Student SUBJECT: Transmittal Identity Theft Report Enclosed is the research report on Identity Theft that you requested I turn in to you on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. To prepare this report, I limited my research to six criteria: Crime of

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    Identity Theft: The problem with security of who we are Identity theft is the talk of the day with many victims suffering from its dire consequences. It has the means to ruin an individual 's life with being doubted in the near future when trying to accomplish anything that is credit and government related. It has sent many innocent people behind bars with accusations that are fraudulent and unnecessary. By a simple credit card number and social security number, the whole identity profile will be

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    Facts You Should Know About Identity Theft. How Child Identity Theft Happens. (n.d.): n. pag. How Child Identity Theft Happens. Experian, 2007. Web. 2015. Family Secure tells you all about what identity theft actually is all about and all, the fact on how to really secure yourself. It teaches you about how is happens and where it can happen at. You are truly never safe from identity theft. It tells you how you can get your identity taken as just a child when they haven’t even had a chance yet

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    In 1998, the government passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act, which establish identity theft as a federal crime. The maximum penalty is fifteen years in prison. Can we protect ourselves from the identity theft and other dangers lurking online? The answer is, yes. In order to stay safe, it is important to always keep your software updated and protect your internet

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    Securing Your Identity Identity theft is on the rise in the United States and Globally. The Federal Trade Commission advised that there are about nine million cases of identity theft. People who had their identity stolen often feel like they were violated. Any individual can have their identity compromised in numerous ways. Different institutions store personal information. There are several organizations that have social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. Colleges

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    ¬¬¬¬ Section 10.9 Identity Theft Prevention and Protection The constant evolution of technology has led to the expansion of a crime that feeds on the inability of consumers to control who has access to sensitive information and how it is safeguarded. That crime is identity theft. Identity theft causes financial damage to consumers, creditors, retail establishments, and the economy as a whole. The Identity Theft Policy of NFBS is designed to reasonably detect red flags, respond to red flags

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    Most recently, identity theft,violence in schools and terroristic threats have risen dramatically. There are so many new laws and regulations to help prevent terroristic threats, identity theft and mass violence in schools. However, not everyone agrees with these laws. Public safety is more important than individual freedoms of American citizens because of terrorism, identity theft and mass violence in schools. Since 2001, new acts and laws were created to help fight against terrorism. In October

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