All About Identity Theft - E-book - ePub

Identity th?ft happens whenever someone u??? your personal id?ntifi??ti?n t? commit fraud or ?th?r t???? of ?rim??. Th?? may u?? your n?m?, ?r?dit ??rd number, or your S??i?l S??urit? number (?r ?th?r id?ntif?ing inf?rm?ti?n). A???rding t? th? F?d?r?l Trade C?mmi??i?n (FTC) in th? Unit?d St?t??, ??m? 9 milli?n Americans h?v? their id?ntiti?? ?t?l?n ?v?r? ???r. They also state th?t identity th?ft is lik?l? to affect m??t ????l? in ??m? w??.
Th? thief m?? r?nt ?n ???rtm?nt using ??m??n? else's n?m?. H?/Sh? m?? ???n a lin? ?f ?r?dit or use your own line ?f ?r?dit for his/her buying n??d?. He/She m?? ???l? for a j?b u?ing ??ur identification.