In the course of a busy day, you may write a check at the
grocery store, charge tickets to a ball game, rent a car, mail
your tax returns, change service providers for your cell phone,
or apply for a credit card. Chances are you don't give these
everyday transactions a second thought. But an identity thief
does. Identity theft is a serious crime. Identity theft is a
crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of information
such as Social Security and driver's license numbers and uses it
for their own personal gain. People whose identities have been
stolen can spend months or years and thousands of dollars
cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of a good name and
credit record. In the meantime, victims of identity theft may
lose job opportunities, be refused loans for education, housing,
or cars, and even get arrested for crimes they didn't commit.
Humiliation, anger, and frustration are among the feelings
victims experience as they navigate the process of rescuing
their There are four types of identity