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2. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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   The IRS rejects the return as a duplicate. 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 fraud - Wikipedia

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   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 account number.

4. 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 ...

5. Protect Your Identity With ID Protection by AOL

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   Solution: LifeLock® Identity Theft Protection monitors for fraudulent credit card applications and false address changes in your name and alerts you by text, phone or email if anything is found ...

6. I lost $11,300 to identity fraud. What I learned: Usual ... - AOL

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   Hacks that expose the personal financial information of Americans soared to a record high of 3,205 in 2023, according to the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center. That total includes breaches ...

7. 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 ...