identity theft

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identity theft - the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

fraud - intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

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identity theft identity n → usurpation f d'identité

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Stolen Lives: Identity Theft Prevention Made Simple is the informed and informative guide to the innovative avoidance of the modern threat of identity theft knowledgeably written by John D.

Stolen Lives by Small Press Bookwatch

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America--and the cost to the victim can be much more than many can imagine.

Preventing double identity: insurance agents can advise customers on ... by McElwee, Andrew / Best's Review

A May 2003 study funded by Privacy & American Business (P&AB) and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the 7 million victims of identity theft in 2002 represent an 81 percent increase over the number of victims in 2001.

Identity theft victims skyrocket, surveys say by Information Management Journal

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