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T5 ID Crimes
Question | Answer |
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Theft or misues of personal or financial identifiers in order to gain something of value and/or facilitate other criminal activity | Identity crime |
Identify types of crimes associated with Identity crimes | Robbery, Computer intrusion, Mail theft, Dumpster diving, Theft of docs from businesses, med facilities, hotels |
List personal identifiers | Name, DOB, SSN, Address, Phone, DL, Passport #, Mother's Maiden Name, Pet Name, First grade teacher, St grew up on |
List financial identifiers | CC#, Bank acct #, PINs, Insurance account #s |
Identify current trends associated with identity crimes | Technology, Listening to cell convos, reading faxes, emails, hacking into PCs, Phone/email scams, Online shopping & banking |
Identify how ID crimes occurs | Steals wallet/purse/briefcase/mail with ID stuff in it. They fill out change of add. Dumpster diving. Posing as landlord/emplyr who needs info. In home. Hacking. Business Record Theft (stealing files from offices or bribing emp). Shoulder surfing. Spoofin |
Identify techniques used to procure false identification | Thieves learn from books, internet, gun shows |
Identify fed statutes dealing with Identity crimes | Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act |
Identify state statutes dealing with identity crimes | Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information (SJF) |
A notice placed on a consumer file that alerts recipient of consumer report involving that consumer file that consumer's identity may have been used wo consumer's consent to fraudulently obtain goods or services in consumer's name | Security Alert |
A notice placed on consumer file that prohibits consumer reporting agency from releasing consumer report relating to extension of credit involving that consumer file wo express authorization of the consumer | Security Freeze |
List info needed to an ID Crime Offense Report | Type of incident occurred, Organize investigative case, Where evidence might be found, How ID theft occurred, What fin institute need to be contacted |
Identify governmental and bus entities that are notified in identity crimes | FBI, US Sec Serv, Postal, SSA, FTC, DPS, Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Financial Institutions, Utility companies |
When is the FBI notified | When bank, government, or insurance fraud involving losses > $100k |
When is the US Secret Service notified | When there's custody arrest with identify crime or identity takeover. Seizure or recovery of any amt of equipment, counterfeit docs/ccs |
Valuable resources provided by FTC | Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse, Consumer Sentinel |
What is the DPS responsible for | Issuance of DL and ID cards, along w storage and expunction of criminal records |
Why would the victim need to contact Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies | To put a "Fraud alert" placed on their credit reports so that it will show up on their credit report when companies make inquiries about the credit and may stop addtl fraud |
Identify techniques for educating victims and public on identity crime | Public Service Announcements, Community Policing involvement, Internet |
List guidelines for personal protection against ID crime | Do not give out pers info over phone or internet. Limit amt of pers info on checks. Check credit hx and bank records freq. Keep detailed records. Destroy carbon copies. Shred or completely destroy. |
List steps to take if ID crime occurs | Call police. Notify creditors, businesses, banks, credit reporting agencies. Check SSA. |