Identity theft is when someone else steals your personal information without your knowledge. They may then use your details to commit fraud. For more information on Identity theft and financial crime please read our document called 'Financial crime and how it affects you'*.
A crime of stealing personal and/or financial information, such as name, Social Security Number, or account numbers from a person, with the intent to commit fraud.
Identity theft is when a person or persons steals personal information such as date of birth, bank details, or driver's licence numbers to then apply for goods or services posing as you.
Identity theft occurs when somebody steals your name and other personal information for fraudulent purposes. Identity theft is a form of identity crime (where somebody uses a false identity to commit a crime).
A crime in which one person, without the knowledge of the other uses the name, social security number and/or any other identifying information of the other to open credit accounts, use existing credit accounts, or to attain any other benefits by using the other persons identity.
Regulated by federal and state statutes, identity theft occurs when a person fraudulently obtains and uses another person's personal information, such as name, Social Security number, credit card number, etc., without that person's authorization, consent or knowledge.
Criminals use stolen information, especially social insurance/social security numbers to take over someone's identity in order to obtain new credit cards or other forms of identification for fraud.
The crime of stealing a victim's personal information, i.e. Social Security number, credit card number, bank account number, or other sensitive information, generally for fraudulent purposes.
the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, social security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
An individual's personal information is used by another person without permission to open fraudulent accounts or commit other crimes.
Crimes that range from stealing someone's credit card number, eg by hacking a PC, to concocting phony personas, complete with credit reports and college degrees. See also: Hacking.
A crime in which a thief uses your name, social security number, credit card number, or some other identifying information without your permission to obtain money, goods, and/or services.
When someone uses your personal information (Examples: social security #, credit card #) to steal your identity for illegal purposes. The fastest-growing crime in the U.S.
The practice of using someone's personal information(name, identification, phone number, etc) for the purpose of committing crimes or damaging the victim's reputation. more.
Criminal activity in which someone acquires someone else's personal access data in order to access their assets or money.
Criminal activity involving stealing personal information allowing the thief to obtain goods or credit falsely.
The act of stealing an individual's personal information to commit fraudulent acts in attempting monetary gain.
The act of stealing personal information about you, such as your Social Security Number, date of birth, credit card numbers, etc. and using that information to impersonate you. The identity thief will generally obtain credit using your name and other identifiers.
Identity theft is the appropriation of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, or passport) without that person's knowledge. Identity theft manifests itself in many different forms in both the physical world and online. Frequently, online identity theft comes in the form of “phishing.
When a perpetrator steals key pieces of your personal information. That may include your name, credit card information, home address and phone number, social security number, date of birth, etc.
The use of personal information in order to impersonate someone for illegal purposes.
An instance in which someone appropriates your name, Social Security number, or other personal information to commit fraud or theft. For more information see the Credit Center section.
illicit impersonation of a victim by accessing personal information, often used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services in the name of the victim,...
this is when someone tries to impersonate you, often by stealing documents with your personal details on them. They use your identity to arrange credit in your name, and/or access your bank details and purchase goods.
Stealing a victim's personal information. Often, identity thieves will open credit accounts in the victim's name. Identity theft is a danger of falling victim to a phishing attempt.
A crime in which an imposter steals the name, social security number, and other personal identification information from another person for the purpose of opening credit accounts, using existing credit accounts, or using the victim's identity for other benefits. Identity theft often occurs without the victim's knowledge, especially when the identity thief changes the phone number and address on the victim's accounts before the consumer can be alerted. Identity theft is a serious crime because it can ruin a victim's credit. The best way to prevent identity theft or to stop an identity thief in his or her tracks is to view your credit report regularly. If you become the victim of identity theft, the best thing you can do to prevent further occurrences is to place a security alert on your credit report.
A fast-growing crime that occurs when someone uses your personal information to fraudulently obtain credit. For more information, see how identity theft identity theft strikes.
The act of impersonating another, by means of using the person's information, such as birth date, Social Security number, address, name, and bank account information.
The transfer of your personally identifying information from corporations that want to exploit it to hackers who want to exploit it
Identity theft is a crime in which a fraudster obtains key pieces of personal information, such as date of birth, bank details, or driver's licence numbers, in order to impersonate someone else. The personal information discovered is then used illegally to apply for credit, purchase goods and services, or gain access to bank accounts. Fraudsters often take advantage of people's natural inclination to choose passwords that are meaningful to them but can be easily guessed (children's names, pet names, addresses, or birth dates).
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) describes Identity Theft as when someone possesses or uses your name, address, Social Security number (SSN), bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information without your knowledge with the intent to commit credit fraud or other crimes.
taking over your financial identity: The first step is collection of enough of your personal data to be able to take the second step, which will probably be to apply for new credit cards in your name and plunder them before you find out. More identity theft actually starts with offline information theft, than with online theft, but the trend is increasingly online.
Use of malware to harvest a users personal information from their computer in order to carry out fraudulent activities. Typically this can involve credit card or online bank account details.
A type of fraud in which a victim's personal information or identification is stolen and used for fraudulent purposes including to establish credit, borrow money, charge items or even commit crimes using the victim's name.
A form of fraud in which a consumer's financial information is illegally acquired for the purpose of making unauthorized purchases and transactions with their credit cards, or with funds from their checking or savings accounts.
When personal details have been stolen and used illegally
Illegal use of another entities identification data for the purpose of making financial transactions under that entity's name.
Identity theft occurs when an unscrupulous person obtains enough of your personal information to be able to impersonate you and use your identities to obtain financial gain.
Identity theft, one of the worst crimes in the world, occurs when a thief uses someone else’s personal information as his own, thereby creating a new identity of an existing person. The new identity then applies for any form of credit he can get. The most common things an identity thief steals are: your name and address, your Social Security (Insurance) Number, your driver’s license number, your employee ID number, your mother’s maiden name, and any account information, including bank accounts and credit accounts.
Identity theft occurs when an unscrupulous person gathers enough information about you to successfully impersonate you online, by mail, over the telephone, or in person. Source: Internet Safety Awareness
when a person steals your identification information, usually so the person can pretend to be you and spend money on your debit card or credit card
Identity theft is when someone else steals your personal information without you knowing. They may then try to use this information to gain access to your account(s).
Identity theft is when someone gathers enough information about you to convince others (such as banks, stores or governments) that they are you.
A crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, to impersonate someone else.
The use of stolen personal information to impersonate someone, generally for financial fraud purposes. An identity theft may involve impersonating a victim to gain access to existing bank accounts or take out bank loans, or for other fraudulent purposes.
Identity Theft typically refers to deliberately stealing another person's identity and using it for financial gain. The most common example is credit card fraud.
Identity theft involves someone else using your personal information to create fraudulent accounts, to charge items to another person's existing accounts, or even to get a job.
Stealing the information necessary to persuade a third party that you are someone else, such as a system administrator or an account holder.
The crime of acquiring key pieces of someone's identifying information, such as name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and mother's maiden name for the purpose of assuming that person's name to make transactions or purchases.
While lack of computer security can allow identity theft to take place, identity theft does not require use of a computer. It involves a criminal acquiring enough information about a person that they are able to act as that person by charging to their credit cards, making withdrawals from their bank accounts and opening up new accounts in the victim's name.
Identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your name, social security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft. If you realize this, you should immediately contact your card issuers, any other issuing authority as well as each of the three national Credit Reporting Agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) to place a fraud alert on your credit file
Identity theft occurs when an identity thief gathers information about the victim and represents himself as that person, usually in order to make a purchase or gain some other privilege. Identity thieves' favorite targets are financial information, login ids and passwords, and personally identifiable information, such as social security or driver's license numbers. According to CBS News, someone becomes a victim of online identity theft every 79 seconds! It is critical to take the necessary precautions to prevent identity theft or at least avoid being an easy target.
Criminal activity where a person, using the variously acquired personal information of another individual, engages in financial and other business transactions fraudulently posing as the person whose personal information was attained. Common activities are the opening of credit card accounts in order to purchase items without intention to pay leaving the victim to deal with the charges and/or credit problems created by the fraud. Certain types of spyware such as key loggers are used to attain such information.
Identity theft is a term first appearing in U.S. literature in the 1990s, leading to the drafting of the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act.http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.htm Public Law 105-318, 112 Stat. 3007 (Oct. 30, 1998)