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Credit Card Identity Theft
Identity theft is a serious crime that is punishable under international law. The thieves that steal your identity use your credit card details to spend thousands of dollars of your hard earned money, leaving you with the difficult task of cleaning up the financial mess they leave behind. It is important that you understand what identity theft is and how it can affect not only your credit card, but your entire life.
- What Is Identity Theft?
- Identity Theft covers all the various types of crime when a person steals another person's information. The theft of identity can occur with your social security number, credit card number, banking details, passport or any other material that can be used to identify you. The theif then uses the information to make fraudulent transaction under the guide of the stolen identity. Usually the thief will use the stolen identity to pay for expensive goods and luxuries not normally afforded to them.
- What Can The Identity Thief Use Your Information For?
- Unfortunately the identity thief can use your details to engage in a wide range of criminal activity such as:
- Fraudulent purchases using your credit card online.
- Taking out fraudulent loans.
- Defrauding you by withdrawing funds from your bank account.
- How Can Identity Theft Occur?
- The identity thief can get your details in a number of ways, such as:
- Stealing bank statements and credit card statements from household waste.
- Stealing your mail and taking advantage of any pre-approved credit cards, check books etc.
- Gathering details entered into forms online using a technique called 'phishing'.
- Hacking into remote servers and stealing information.
- Accessing your home computer and stealing bank / credit card information.
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