Typically, a person who has their identity stolen will have their name, address, social security number, and even bank account number stolen. Certainly much more can be stolen, but those four pieces of information are particularly vital when a person is using someone else’s information illegally. There are three main types of identity theft which are most prevalent in today’s environment. The first and most prevalent is financial identity theft which is using someone’s identity to purchase merchandise or establish a credit line (Norum, 2007). The second type is criminal identity theft. This is where a criminal will give law enforcement officer another person’s information (Norum, 2007). Lastly, there is a type of identity theft called identity
