Identity theft is a crime that involves a person/imposter taking control of yours or another
person’s personal information for the purpose of impersonation. The information obtained by the
other can be Social Security number or Driver’s license number which is used to use your identity as their
own, also known as identity fraud. The fraud committed can involve making purchases using the victim’s
credit card details, opening bank accounts using the victim’s name, conducting illegal businesses or take
loans (USA.gov, 2015). Identity theft can be prevented by securing your Social Security Number,
making sure you’re on top of your billing cycles, and use different and complicated passwords for
everything. People should secure their social security number by not giving out the number when not
needed. You shouldn’t keep your Social …show more content…
If financial statements or bills are late, the
senders should be contacted. Bank account statements should be examined on a monthly basis to ensure
that there are no unauthorized charges and if in any case there are unauthorized charges, the bank should
be contacted immediately (Cantor, 2013). If you have a credit card that is not in use should also be
cancelled to reduce the risk of identity theft by not having as many accounts to look at.
Any sensitive personal information should be protected by a complex password that cannot be guessed
easily by identity thieves (Cantor, 2013). While typing your password you should look out for people
looking over your shoulders because they might steal your password therefore you should cover your
keyboard while typing your password. In case there is any identity fraud done the person in which their
identity was stolen they’re responsible for the crimes committed by the thief while using their personal
information. Some of the problems that might be faced by someone who had their identity stolen
person’s personal information for the purpose of impersonation. The information obtained by the
other can be Social Security number or Driver’s license number which is used to use your identity as their
own, also known as identity fraud. The fraud committed can involve making purchases using the victim’s
credit card details, opening bank accounts using the victim’s name, conducting illegal businesses or take
loans (USA.gov, 2015). Identity theft can be prevented by securing your Social Security Number,
making sure you’re on top of your billing cycles, and use different and complicated passwords for
everything. People should secure their social security number by not giving out the number when not
needed. You shouldn’t keep your Social …show more content…
If financial statements or bills are late, the
senders should be contacted. Bank account statements should be examined on a monthly basis to ensure
that there are no unauthorized charges and if in any case there are unauthorized charges, the bank should
be contacted immediately (Cantor, 2013). If you have a credit card that is not in use should also be
cancelled to reduce the risk of identity theft by not having as many accounts to look at.
Any sensitive personal information should be protected by a complex password that cannot be guessed
easily by identity thieves (Cantor, 2013). While typing your password you should look out for people
looking over your shoulders because they might steal your password therefore you should cover your
keyboard while typing your password. In case there is any identity fraud done the person in which their
identity was stolen they’re responsible for the crimes committed by the thief while using their personal
information. Some of the problems that might be faced by someone who had their identity stolen