What actually is identity theft, and how does it work?
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You literally steal someone’s identity.
with the right collection of information you can apply for a car loan, even a house.
People have gotten medical care using someone else’s ID.
Claim your tax return money.
They can steal your reputation. in the san fran bay area a woman would post a craigslist ad looking for a nanny/housekeeper, get a bunch of applicants and their recommendations. She then responded to ads for nanny/housekeeper positions using the info. People doing diligence would call the references, get glowing reviews, hire her…and she’d clean them out of valuables, leaving the actual person reputation in tatters.
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