Identity theft
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identity-theft-203-13515749
title:
Identity theft
text:
Identity theft, identity piracy or identity infringement occurs when someone uses another's personal identifying information, like their name, identifying number, or credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The term identity theft was coined in 1964. Since that time, the definition of identity theft has been legally defined throughout both the U.K. and the U.S. as the theft of personally identifiable information. Identity theft deliberately uses someone else
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Deliberate use of someone else's identity
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_theft
date created:
2003-02-08T07:07:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:24:04Z
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