Identity Theft happens when someone steals your personal information in
order to commit fraud or theft. Identity theft is a felony.
Identity Theft becomes a concern to victims whose purses or wallets are lost
or stolen due to the amount of personal identification inside. The thief may,
for example, use your information to open a credit card account, charge
purchases to a card in your name and you do not know until your credit
rating is adversely affected.
Identity Theft is "Knowingly
and with intent to defraud for economic benefit, obtaining, possessing,
transferring, using or attempting to obtain, possess, transfer or use, one or
more identification documents or personal identification number of another
person other than that issued lawfully for the use of the possessor.
Crimes of theft include:
- Robbery
- burglary
- grand theft
- identity theft
- petty theft
- shoplifting
- insurance fraud
- bank fra,ud
- credit card fraud
- check fraud
- tax fraud
- medical fraud
- grand theft auto
- joy riding
- receiving stolen property
- forgery
- perjury
- non-sufficient funds checks
- and all other theft crimes not included on this list.
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