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1.
Gathering personal information from several people and forming a fake "person" out of it is called _______.
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Synthetic identity theft. The name refers to forming a new person out of several others.
2.
When your credit record is harmed by identity theft, you will learn about it right away.
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False. Though in some cases you might, in many others you won't until you try to take out a loan, which can be years down the road.
3.
The information most valuable to an identity thief is _______.
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Your Social Security number. Your mother's maiden name is the second most valuable piece of information to an identity thief.
4.
When shopping online, it is safer to shop with a _______.
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Credit card. Credit cards offer more protection than debit cards.
5.
Federal law enforcement agencies investigate every case of suspected identity theft.
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False. Federal law enforcement agencies will only investigate cases of suspected identity theft if the dollar amount is very high, or if many people are victimized by the same perpetrator.