Types of Identity Theft
Types of Identity Theft and how Stolen Information is used is difficult to pin down with exactness. However, the FTC commissioned a survey on Identity Theft during 2003 - the following information comes from this survey.
Here are some general methods of how stolen information was used.
Of the Existing Accounts, the following graph details how this information was used:
Of New Accounts, the following graph details new accounts opened:
Other Uses for Stolen Information include:
- Employment - getting a job using the victims name and identity
- Social Security
- Tax Returns
- Medical
- Residential Leases
- Securities & Investments
- Bankruptcy Fraud
- Illegal Immigration and Obtaining Miscellaneous government Identification Documents
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