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Identity Theft

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spyware software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
Dumpster Diving Dumpster diving is salvaging from large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers for unused items discarded by their owners, but deemed useful to the picker.
Firewall a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules
Forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone.
Fraud wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Identity Theft is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage or loss.
Peer-to-Peer(P2P) are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet.
phishing Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
shoulder surfing In computer security, shoulder surfing is a type of social engineering technique used to obtain information such as personal identification numbers, passwords and other confidential data by looking over a persons shoulder
snail mail The abuse of USPS mail forwarding can facilitate credit-card fraud and numerous forms of identity theft
scams a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
Anti-Virus Software is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware.
Better Business Bureau , founded in 1912, is a private, nonprofit organization whose self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust,
Federal Trade Commission a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace.
Equifax is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion.
TransUnion is an American consumer credit reporting agency.
Experian is an Irish-domiciled multinational consumer credit reporting company.
Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government.
Solicitations the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone
Spam is electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings.
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