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  2. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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    Identity theft, identity piracy or identity infringement occurs when someone uses another's personal identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The term identity theft was coined in 1964. [1]

  3. Identity theft in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Identity theft involves obtaining somebody else's identifying information and using it for a criminal purpose. Most often that purpose is to commit financial fraud, such as by obtaining loans or credits in the name of the person whose identity has been stolen. [1] Stolen identifying information might also be used for other reasons, such as to ...

  4. Identity fraud - Wikipedia

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    Identity theft. Identity theft is the unauthorized use of another's personal or financial information to defraud an individual or entity into obtaining goods or services. The term 'personal or financial information,' typically refers to a person's name, address, credit card, bank account number, Social Security number, or medical insurance ...

  5. What Is Identity Theft? - AOL

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    Identity theft is a major problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there were more than 650,000 victims of identity theft in 2019, making ID theft the most-reported type of FTC ...

  6. Is identity theft protection worth it? Here's what you ... - AOL

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    Most identity theft insurance companies won't help you with things that happened before you had a policy with them. "For the most part the industry doesn't go backwards," Putnam said.

  7. Red Flags Rule - Wikipedia

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    The Red Flags Rule was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with other government agencies such as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), to help prevent identity theft. The rule was passed in January 2008, and was to be in place by November 1, 2008, but due to push-backs by opposition, the FTC delayed enforcement ...

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