Essay On Identity Theft

TYPES OF IDENTITY THEFT: Usually an identity thief goes after a specific set of sources that could help him steal the person’s identity easily. The commonly preferred sources are displayed in the following diagram. A person’s identity can be stolen physically or electronically. There are several ways in which one can steal a person’s identity. Here are the most common ways to steal one’s identity:  Stolen Wallet – Taking wallet that a person missed accidentally or pickpocket.

Online Identity Theft Identity theft is the “appropriation of someone else’s personal or financial identity to commit fraud or theft” (Milne et al. 217) Identity theft can occur by physical or digital means. Understanding how identities can be stolen electronically is crucial to preventing identity theft. In addition to education, there is software and other preventative methods to prevent identity theft. An important way to prevent identity theft is to understand various ways people can steal an identity.

Shoplifters and thieves get prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, so why shouldnðt plagiarizers? Anyone that uses anyone elseðs work as his or her own and receives credit should be punished to the fullest extent of the law also. This is a crime too. You are stealing someoneðs work. People may not think that this is a serious crime because it is thought of to be just a book or an idea and how could this effect or hurt someone?

With all of this being said, when it comes to you or your family’s finances be careful. Someone you think you know and trust can very easily steal your credit card information, or even personal information to use for his or her own personal gain. Credit card fraud is just as simple as ordering things over the Internet or the phone. A person can make a copy of your card and use it with few, or no, ... ... middle of paper ... ...redit card fraud the amount of time it takes for the crime to be discovered can vary. When the card itself is stolen, the theft may be determined quickly, but in cases where a person’s personal information has been stolen, it can take far longer.

Property crime is a branch of criminal law that deals with damaging, destroying, and stealing of an individual’s tangible and intangible property. In specific, property crime mainly deals with fraud, arson, breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods, and various other types of theft. This particular case deals with fraud, which is defined as the deception or misguidance of an individual for criminal gain. The majority of fraud deals with credit scams or major stock market cons. For example, fraud is committed if an individual changes the monetary value of a cheque in order to obtain more cash without your knowledge.

(Ledford) Dumpster diving in of itself is not a crime if the trash is in a public places, it only becomes a crime if the trash is considered concealed. Dumpster diving is more of a threat than most people realize. It’s easy for a theft to get your personal information if you throw it away. So Shred everything that has identifiable information about you. A phishing scam is when someone claims they are from a bank, wireless company or some company that would normally have your personal information.

Identity Theft Contents: • Introduction • Identity and identity theft • Stages • The role of technology • Precaution and Protection • Law Enforcement issues • Criminalization • National Responses • In Jordan • Conclusion Introduction: We were asked to choose a topic from the Ethical and Legal Framework related to ICT industries. The topic we chose was identity theft because identity is universal and identity theft has become perhaps the defining crime of the information age. Identity is more than a document, social security number or name. It includes a set of information or documents that define us as unique individuals. Identity theft is done by a broad scope of offenders.

What do you know about a fraud? And how you can define it broadly? According to Merriam-Webster “a fraud is the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person”. It is very useful definition but it is too general. A fraud has many activities to steal money and important documents.

The third implication of the identity theft is legal problem. This implication means that if viewed from this point, your safety in danger if thieves gain identification name as it is a matter of law to the victim. You in danger if criminals use to commit a crime but the police will start looking for you and you suspected

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