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Basics Beginner: Introduction to Identity Theft

Introduction to Identity Theft What Is Identity Theft? How Can Your Identity Be Stolen? Forms of Identity Theft How Identity Theft Affects Your Life Preventing Identity Theft Summary of Identity Theft
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Introduction to Identity Theft

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This tutorial introduces you to how identity theft works, the forms it takes, how it affects you, and how you can prevent it.

What you will learn

  • What Is Identity Theft?
  • How Can Your Identity Be Stolen?
  • Forms of Identity Theft
  • How Identity Theft Affects Your Life
  • Preventing Identity Theft

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Introduction to Identity Theft

Imagine getting a credit card bill in the mail for $10,000 that you did not spend. Imagine that the credit card is not even yours. Or imagine finding that there is an arrest warrant out for you for a crime you did not commit. These are just some of the examples of identity theft, a crime that can affect all areas of your life for years to come.

Identity theft is a wide-ranging and innovative crime with effects that are most noticeable on your finances. But the effects can also hit your credit record, your medical record, your criminal record, and any other record that has your personal information on it. ID theft is often a difficult crime to track down and sometimes a very difficult crime to crawl out from under.