Identity “theft”
IDENTITY THEFT:
The term identity “theft” is a part of broader aspect known as the cybercrimes. The identity “theft” occurs when one person copies the personal data of another person assumes another identity which is used by the copier for stealing from the first person. This thief who takes another’s identity makes transactions in the online system by being another person, which is part of stealing in the cybercrimes. The thief uses the computer and the internet networks to take advantage of the victim by making a number of transactions either on their credit cards or any other card in use of the victim. (Richason)
OVERVIEW:
The occurrence is considered as unlawful when a person uses another’s personal information to commit fraud and even “theft”. In the year “1998” a law was passed in the Congress against the crime of identity “theft” and an act of Assumption Deterrence that would address the continual problems of identity “theft” in the United States of America. The act was amended and provided space for it to make the part of the Federal Crimes. Title 18 of the united States code’s section “1028” makes identity “theft” as Federal crime which states that “knowingly transfer or use, without …show more content…
The email usually has a link that takes you to another page where the user is asked to provide the information and the designing of this page is like the official page that is usually used by the institute or the organization. With graphics and other information which had been primarily stolen from an organization that is real. There are number of places for the user name and log in like any other site one might have visited. The only difference is that once a person tries to log in they are in the trap of the criminal and have given their credentials of the real site to the criminal site. (Buisness ID
IDENTITY THEFT:
The term identity “theft” is a part of broader aspect known as the cybercrimes. The identity “theft” occurs when one person copies the personal data of another person assumes another identity which is used by the copier for stealing from the first person. This thief who takes another’s identity makes transactions in the online system by being another person, which is part of stealing in the cybercrimes. The thief uses the computer and the internet networks to take advantage of the victim by making a number of transactions either on their credit cards or any other card in use of the victim. (Richason)
OVERVIEW:
The occurrence is considered as unlawful when a person uses another’s personal information to commit fraud and even “theft”. In the year “1998” a law was passed in the Congress against the crime of identity “theft” and an act of Assumption Deterrence that would address the continual problems of identity “theft” in the United States of America. The act was amended and provided space for it to make the part of the Federal Crimes. Title 18 of the united States code’s section “1028” makes identity “theft” as Federal crime which states that “knowingly transfer or use, without …show more content…
The email usually has a link that takes you to another page where the user is asked to provide the information and the designing of this page is like the official page that is usually used by the institute or the organization. With graphics and other information which had been primarily stolen from an organization that is real. There are number of places for the user name and log in like any other site one might have visited. The only difference is that once a person tries to log in they are in the trap of the criminal and have given their credentials of the real site to the criminal site. (Buisness ID