Identity Theft the Easy Way

Friday February 8, 2008 

Identity Theft: Definitions

Identity theft can be defined as the unlawful obtaining of another person’s information in order to impersonate that person to defraud an organization. Let’s make it easier to understand. Identity theft is where a criminal steals your personal and financial information in order to purchase merchandise or loans in your name.

There are various ways a criminal might steal your personal information. Thieves can use anything from dumpster diving to email spam to steal your identity. Their methods of stealing your identity can range from simplistic easy to use methods to state of the art methods. Here are some of the simple ways criminals steal your identity.

Dumpster diving

Yes, this is exactly how it sounds. One of the easiest ways to get someone’s information is by going through their garbage. Take a minute and think about the things you throw away. You throw away credit card offers? Do you throw away financial statements? Have you ever thrown away financial statements? Do you throw your credit card bills away after paying them? Most of us do at least one of these or have thrown all of these away at some point in time. Doing this makes you an easy target of an identity thieve.

Shoulder Gazing

Often time’s people have their identity stolen by some one who was standing behind them in line at a bank ATM. This is not a flashy way to steal some one’s identity, but it is very effective. Anyone can train themselves to have a good memory. Some one with a good memory can memorize your credit or debit card number very easily.

Taking every precaution in the world cannot protect you completely. There are too many areas to have to defend yourself. Keeping your information out of the trash and hidden from the public’s view will help keep you safe from identity theft.

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