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A variation of identity theft that has recently become more common is synthetic identity theft, in which identities are completely or partially fabricated. [15] The most common technique involves combining a real social security number with a name and birthdate other than the ones that are simply associated with the number.
Identity fraud is the use by one person of another person's personal information, without authorization, to commit a crime or to deceive or defraud that other person or a third person. Most identity fraud is committed in the context of financial advantages, such as accessing a victim's credit card, bank accounts, or loan accounts.
The Identity Theft Resource Center said there were 662 data breaches in the United States in 2010, almost a 33% increase from the previous year. [19] Between January, 2015 and September, 2017, the Identity Theft Resource Center estimates that there were 7,920 breaches affecting more than one billion records that could lead to identity theft. [18]
Conducting a background check on yourself isn't always necessary if you're concerned about identity theft, but there are situations when it can be a good idea. Identity theft has been rampant ...
A Fresno woman who was arrested with thousands of pieces of stolen mail in her apartment and was indicted in October 2021 on 10 counts related to bank fraud and identity theft pleaded guilty on ...
However, it is failing to meet these obligations, leaving easy paths for identity theft open. The IRS is legally required to inform parents if their child's identity is being used to commit tax fraud.
18 U.S.C. § 1028A, the federal aggravated identity theft statute, states: Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated [elsewhere in the statute], knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years.
Flores-Figueroa v. United States, 556 U.S. 646 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, holding that the law enhancing the sentence for identity theft requires proof that an individual knew that the identity card or number he had used belonged to another, actual person. [1]