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Identity Theft
Presented by
Mohammad haque
Inform your identity theft
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Inform Police and Postal Inspector
Contact bank and ask to have account
flagged
Call credit card fraud units
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Register a Fraud Alert/Victim Impact statement
Ask creditor for contact before opening new
account
Call Federal Trade Commission
What Is Identity Theft?
The crime of identity theft occurs when
someone, without your knowledge,
acquiring a piece of personal information
uses it to commit fraud
Identity of theft
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Open credit cards
Make purchases illegally
Apply for loans
Gain unauthorized access to locations
Take over financial accounts
Establish services with phone or utility
companies
Why Steal an Identity?
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Account take over
To take the property of another without right
or permission
To present or uses as one’s own
To get or take secretly or artfully
How Is Identity Theft Accomplished?
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Your neighbors
Your roommates
Your relatives
Your landlord, property manager or
maintenance workers
How Can Identity Be Protected?
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Keep your personal information safe place
Never write down PIN numbers, password or
username
Unexpected refuse credit
Unexpected entries on your bank account
Failure of expected mail such as bank
statement to arrive
What Steps Should Victims
Follow?
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Contact your bank and credit and issuers
File a report with your local law
enforcement agency
file a report with the Federal Trade
Commission
Contact all three major credit reporting
bureaus
Notify the phone company and post office
Notify the Social Security Administration
Keep your identity secretly
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Remove mail promptly, take out-going mail to
post office
Do not give personal information over phone
Shred:
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credit card applications
receipts
bills
financial documents
Trying to get someone identity
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Acquiring someone’s identifying information
and impersonating them for gain
People identity
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Name
Social Security Number
Credit Card Account Numbers
Mother’s Maiden Name
Date of Birth
Symbol of identity
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Check washing
Dumpster diving
Male theft
Check creation software
Online information theft
Here are some pictures and types of
identity theft
Conclusion
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Don’t check your accounts on public
computers
Keep your social security in safe place
Don’t give information to unknown business
Check your credit card statement thoroughly