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Identity crime correct answers is the theft or misuse of personal or financial identifiers in order to
gain something of value and/or facilitate other criminal activity.
Types of identity crimes correct answers identity theft, credit card/access device fraud
("skimming"), check fraud, bank fraud, false identification fraud, and passport/visa fraud.
through financing or anonymity, to commit other criminal activities such as correct answers as
mail theft, mail fraud, narcotics/drugs, organized crime, financial fraud (money laundering),
mortgage fraud, weapons trafficking, homicide, terrorism, wire fraud, or computer crime/Internet
intrusions
Identity crimes can begin with other seemingly unrelated crimes such as correct answers robbery
(e.g. purse snatching or mugging), computer intrusion, mail theft, theft of trash ("dumpster
diving"), or theft of documents or information from businesses, medical facilities, hotels, etc.
Personal identifiers include correct answers name, date of birth, social security number, address,
phone number, driver's license number, passport number, mother's maiden name, etc.
Financial identifiers include correct answers credit card numbers, bank account numbers,
personal identification numbers ("PINs"), insurance account numbers, etc.
Identity crimes can occur if someone correct answers steals your wallet, purse, briefcase, etc.,
containing your identification, social security card, credit cards, bankcards or checkbook.
change address form correct answers . Identity thieves can complete a ______ __ _______ ____
to divert your mail to another location.
mail. correct answers Identity crimes can occur if someone steals your ____ especially your bank
and credit card statements, pre-approved credit offers, new checks, or tax information.
, Dumpster diving correct answers Identity thieves may rummage through your trash or the trash
of businesses to find personal data
credit report correct answers Identity thieves may fraudulently obtain your ______ ______ by
posing as a landlord, employer, or someone else who may have a legitimate need for (and legal
right to) the information.
business record theft correct answers Identity thieves can get information from the workplace, in
a practice known as ________ ______ _____ by stealing files out of offices where you are a
customer, employee, patient or student, by bribing an employee who has access to your files, or
by "hacking" into electronic files.
shoulder surfing correct answers looking over your shoulder or from a nearby location as you
enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN) at an ATM machine
spoofing correct answers the creation of e-mails and websites that appear to belong to legitimate
businesses such as established retail companies, financial institutions, and online auctions sites.
18 U.S.C. § 1028 - Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act correct answers federal
statutes dealing with identity crimes
Penal Code 32.51 - Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying correct answers state statutes
dealing with identity crimes
security alert correct answers means a notice placed on a consumer file that alerts a recipient of a
consumer report involving that consumer file that the consumer's identity may have been used
without the consumer's consent to fraudulently obtain goods or services in the consumer's name.
security freeze correct answers means a notice placed on a consumer file that prohibits a
consumer reporting agency from releasing a consumer report relating to the extension of credit
involving that consumer file without the express authorization of the consumer.