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Identity Theft

Identity Theft
“Identity theft occurs when someone uses…personally identifying information, like…name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without…permission, to commit fraud or other crimes” (Federal, 2007, para 1). Identity theft is the “nation’s fastest growing crime according to FBI statistics and identity theft/fraud is the fastest-growing category of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaints” (University of Oklahoma, 2004), para 1). Approximately 9 million Americans have either been a victim or have known a victim of identity theft (Federal, 2007, para 2). This paper will examine results from three identity theft and email phishing quizzes required for this class, what people should know about identity theft, and how identity theft commonly occurs.
Test results
The first quiz completed was the “Identity Theft IQ Test”. I scored what I would consider a remarkable score of 40. The questions I failed were those about pre-approved credit......


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