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Identity Theft
What is Criminal Identity Theft?
Criminal identity theft happens when someone who is cited or arrested for a crime uses someone else’s personal information as ID. The result: a criminal record now exists in the name of the person whose ID was hijacked. This can have all sorts of repercussions, and...
What is Synthetic Identity Theft?
Synthetic identity theft occurs when a fraudster combines real and fake personal information to create a new identity—as opposed to stealing an existing one. A thief can use a real Social Security number combined with a fake name and date of birth to ‘Frankenstein’...
Employment-Related Identity Theft
What is employment identity theft? Employment identity theft is when someone steals another person’s identity and uses it to get a job or pass a background check. Some experts say that it’s the most prevalent form of identity theft out there. When it comes to scams,...
What is Tax Identity Theft
As the Fab Four sang, you can’t avoid the tax man. But if you’re careful, you can avoid tax identity theft. What is tax identity theft? It’s when someone steals your identity and fraudulently files taxes or works in your name. Translation: someone else can end up with...
What Are the Types of Identity Theft?
Identity theft is a serious business, and business is booming. Nearly 42 million Americans were victims of identity fraud in 2021, up a staggering 79% over 2020. As every aspect of your life goes digital, your personal information lives on hundreds, if not thousands...
How to Report Identity Theft to Credit Bureaus
The most common form of identity theft is when people use someone’s Social Security numbers and other personal identifiable information and then create bogus bank and credit card accounts in the victim’s name. If you’re the victim of identity theft, you probably want...
How to Report Identity Theft to the Police
If you have been the victim of identity theft, you will undoubtedly want to report it as soon as possible to prevent further damage to your credit and good name. But to who? Your first stop should be the Federal Trade Commission, which is the primary law enforcement...
What is PII and What Does PII Include?
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is unique information that can be used to link to an individual’s identity. In some cases, stolen PII can help identity thieves fraudulently access someone else’s identity. PII can include your full name, date of birth, and...
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