Identity theft can be described as the misappropriation of another
person’s identity that typically involves impersonating someone else and taking up that
person 's personality. Most cases of identity theft frequently involve the need to access
valuable resources or take credit and other advantages that accompany a renowned
person 's title. Victims of identity theft (people whose identities have been stolen) stand to
suffer unfavorable consequences if they are assumed responsible for the actions of the
perpetrator. Identity theft happens when an individual illegally acquires and exploits
other people’s private information such as names or PIN numbers to carry out swindles
or other offenses. While this nature of identity theft
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approach, such types of theft have a thin threshold that allows them to be categorized as
genuine “identity thefts” (Lenardon 43). Stolen credit cards may be used for fraudulent
purposes and returned to the owner’s possession without them even realizing. Such
misdemeanors take place over a span of several hours. In such a situation, it may be
difficult to prove that identity theft occurred.
More interesting is the rise in identity theft not as the final crime but as insurance
cover for perpetrating new crimes. The theft of personal documents is usually perpetrated
with an intention of facilitating other serious crimes. An experienced identity thief strives
to acquire several sets of useful individual identity such as date of births and PIN
numbers, and use these to create supplementary documents. The deliberate exploitation
of this information through different channels such as telephone, online, personal contact
with bank tellers, and even applying for new credit cards contribute towards acquiring
more information that is personal for instance, bank details, driver’s permit and
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What Motivates Offenders of Identity Theft
Concealment is one of the key motivators that drive many offenders to commit
identity theft crimes. Concealing previous crimes is a significant reason for people to
steal or take up fake identities. A prominent example is that of Kathleen, the woman
behind numerous city bombings and murders who took up the identity of Sara Olson, a
Scandinavian national living in Minnesota. She managed to avoid being arrested for over
two decades (Anania et al., 178). During this period, she married a became a doctor, bore
three children, took up a job as a community volunteer, volunteered for charity in Africa
and moved to a fashionable neighborhood in Minnesota (Lenardon 56). Terrorism has
emerged as a significant channel through which identities are stolen to cover up criminal
activities, and to complicate the investigation of their genuine identities after they have
perpetrated crimes. All of the terrorists involved in the September 11 attack on the United
States were protected by experts in identity theft in different ways. This contributed to a
massive security problem when innocent American citizens who were the victims
for it? Identity theft in the 21st century is easier than it ever was, but at the same time it is
Identity theft is something that has been around for some time and it will not be gone anytime in the future. With many of the technology that comes out every year may pose a threat to our privacy and personal information. The harm that an identity theft can cause can be from minor to severe. As a result no one would want to become a victim of an identity theft crime because we would never know if we can even restore everything to its original state. For those that have a dependency on technology, be careful about what you do, what you put on the Internet, what information you give out, this is because it could come biting you back into the future.
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into one of these three. The highest level, a crime is considered to be a “Felony”, at the mid-range
· Authorizing more than $1 billion over five years for federal, state, and local government programs designed to prevent or deal with terrorists.
theft are financial, driver license, medical, child identity theft, and synthetic identity theft. It is
Identity theft is no new problem in our world. It has occurred for decades and only grows more popular with criminals. Due to our world’s expanding technology, identity theft is becoming easier to commit and harder to detect. Luckily as the criminals technology becomes more advanced, so does out justice system’s technology to help fight the crime. The number of criminals that engage in the fraud and thievery will only grow due to the lucrative nature of the crime, but also will the forces that are established to stop them. This white-collar crime will gain more attention and therefore more laws will be passed to protect the public from becoming victims. With the use of laws, task forces, and the education and awareness of the public, identity theft will be given more attention and focus to hopefully deter future threats from occurring.
The primary use of stolen identities is for credit card fraud which can occur by an offender placing charges on a victim’s existing cards or by opening new accounts in his or her name. A common activity for these fraudsters is to change the billin...
developed a passion to emulate my grandmother’s desire to serve others. I volunteered at Church, visited
Identity theft, blackmail, financial claims, debts and melt downs with the name of unsuspecting victims is very possible when
Sullivan, C. (2009). Is identity theft really theft? International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 23(1/2), 77-87. doi:10.1080/13600860902742596
III. Thesis Statement: Identity Theft is rapidly becoming a national issue because anyone of us could be a victim of identity theft. How we protect our self, keep our information private, identify any signs of identity theft, and report and repair our credit is up to each one of us. We have to be vigilant about our protecting ourselves from criminals.
The methods that criminals use to get identity from people are always changing. There are 3 particular categories that these methods can be divided into.The first category is information given away. This method is referred to as the easiest way to steal someones identity. This occurs when people simply just give away information like their address to strangers or when they are not safe online and their personal information can be accessible to anybody.The second category is known as offline methods.This category includes techniques like: dumpster diving, shoulder surfing, wallet or document theft, bogus phone call, skimming, pretexting and business record theft. The third category is refereed to as online methods. This includes ...
Instances of property crime have a tendency to fluctuate particularly when the economy is in a state of decline; however, a report just released by the FBI claims property crimes have decreased based on averages taken from reporting agencies for the first six months of 2013 (Minegar, 2014). While actual incidences of property crime may have decreased the methods used in committing these crimes continues to change with advances in technology. Crimes like identity theft are reported regularly. Computer technology, the internet, and jurisdictional boundaries each pose difficulty in identification of person’s intent on amassing their fortunes by stealing from others. This paper will attempt to identify how taking is applicable in shoplifting cases, how security is trained to address these issues, explain what constitutes a home invasion, and why statutes have been implemented to allow home invasion to be considered a crime separate from other forms of robbery or burglary, and to clarify the definition of cybercrime as well as how the governments are attempting to combat it.
theft and cheating. Identity theft is a very serious crime and due to the resources made available