Identity Theft
Now a day’s identity theft is made more possible because of the nature of modern payment systems. Identity theft involves getting enough data about another person to forge a link, allowing the thief to obtain goods and services all while using the charge from another person’s account. Unspecified data-based connections have characterized the credit payment system for years now. In recent years wholesale trade has become even more anonymous and more reliant on consumer data, as internet trade has grown and wider variety of sellers have begun to offer immediate credit to clients based on their credit card reports (Anderson, Durbin, Salinger).
Medical Identity Theft
In the U.S.A. it is estimated that 1.5 million American’s fall …show more content…
This can happen when the person being arrested does not have any ID on them and poses as you, giving the police officer your name and other private information such as your driver 's license number, date of birth or even in the worst case your social security number. Frequently, it may be a friend or relative who gives your personal information, trying to get out of a serious situation. In other cases, people can literally become you legally, placing their picture on hijacked credentials on documents, and when presenting this counterfeit identity for a police officer when detained. Then, when they fail to legally take care of the case, you are the person who gets all of the charges against you. In other cases, your imposter may in fact show up in court and plead guilty to the charge that you weren 't even aware …show more content…
The FDC has in the past responded rapidly to these new types of crimes and judicial system is working very closely with other types of government agencies to make sure to arrest these criminals and take legal action against them to the fullest extent of the
Now a day’s identity theft is made more possible because of the nature of modern payment systems. Identity theft involves getting enough data about another person to forge a link, allowing the thief to obtain goods and services all while using the charge from another person’s account. Unspecified data-based connections have characterized the credit payment system for years now. In recent years wholesale trade has become even more anonymous and more reliant on consumer data, as internet trade has grown and wider variety of sellers have begun to offer immediate credit to clients based on their credit card reports (Anderson, Durbin, Salinger).
Medical Identity Theft
In the U.S.A. it is estimated that 1.5 million American’s fall …show more content…
This can happen when the person being arrested does not have any ID on them and poses as you, giving the police officer your name and other private information such as your driver 's license number, date of birth or even in the worst case your social security number. Frequently, it may be a friend or relative who gives your personal information, trying to get out of a serious situation. In other cases, people can literally become you legally, placing their picture on hijacked credentials on documents, and when presenting this counterfeit identity for a police officer when detained. Then, when they fail to legally take care of the case, you are the person who gets all of the charges against you. In other cases, your imposter may in fact show up in court and plead guilty to the charge that you weren 't even aware …show more content…
The FDC has in the past responded rapidly to these new types of crimes and judicial system is working very closely with other types of government agencies to make sure to arrest these criminals and take legal action against them to the fullest extent of the