| Identity theft occurs when a person or an organization | | | | withdraw cash from your credit card |
| steals all or some parts of your identity as well as | | | | Driver’s License Identity Theft |
| adopts this critical piece of information for their own | | | | It is a serious fraudulent activity in which someone |
| benefits. In other words, identity theft is simply a term | | | | uses your driver’s license card to commit |
| that is used to depict any kind of fraudulent activities | | | | traffic-related crimes in your name. In this case, the |
| that involves the unauthorized usage of your key | | | | identity thief uses your driver’s license to buy a |
| personal information for their personal betterment and | | | | new car in your name and the real problem sprout up |
| that too without your permission or knowledge. Identity | | | | when a motor vehicle offence occurs, during which the |
| theft could happen in a number of ways, from stealing | | | | crime would be charged in your name. In this case, you |
| your social security card number and credit card | | | | may not only get arrested but also lose your auto |
| information to driver’s license, employment, and | | | | insurance. |
| bank details. Mentioned below are some of the ways | | | | Social Security Identity Theft |
| through which your vital business or personal data and | | | | This is perhaps the most serious of all types of identity |
| identity is stolen. | | | | thefts. In this case, a dishonest person or identity thief |
| Credit Card Identity Theft | | | | may use your social security card number to gain |
| This type of identity theft has now become one of the | | | | other personal information, which may involve taking |
| serious issues faced by many people in the US. | | | | advantage of your good credit to put more credit in |
| Usually credit card identity theft could happen in three | | | | your name. Some even misuse your social security |
| ways such as | | | | number for employment purposes, and as an outcome |
| - Stealing your original credit card and using it in an | | | | you will be left with a huge income tax bill. |
| unauthorized way, thereby leaving credit in your own | | | | Medical Identity Theft |
| name | | | | As a result of this type of identity theft, you may have |
| - Using the details in your credit card in order to make | | | | to face many consequences, the prominent being the |
| a new credit card and utilizing it for buying items on the | | | | thief uses your medical identity including insurance |
| web | | | | details to get medical treatment in your name. |
| - Credit card identity theft also includes stealing just | | | | Different types of identity theft also include criminal |
| your PIN (Personal Identification Number) rather than | | | | identity theft and online identity theft. In short, whatever |
| stealing the card, and using it to withdraw huge | | | | be the source or nature of identity theft, it is a serious |
| amount. This is done by obtaining your PIN number | | | | issue that affect lives of many innocent people by |
| when you type it at the ATM counter in order to | | | | completely shattering their life. |