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Identity Theft Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spyware | Spyware can also refer to legitimate software that monitors your data for commercial purposes like advertising. |
| Dumpster Diving | Dumpster diving is a low-tech way of getting information, which involves pulling documents containing information from the trash. |
| FireWall | A firewall is a legal barrier preventing the transference of inside information and the performance of financial transactions between commercial and investment banks. |
| Forgery | the crime of creating a false document, altering a document, or writing a false signature for the illegal benefit of the person making the forgery. |
| Fraud | Business fraud consists of dishonest and illegal activities perpetrated by individuals or companies in order to provide an advantageous financial outcome to those persons or establishments. |
| Identity Theft | Business identity theft is when someone impersonates a company (without their authority) so they can commit fraud. |
| Peer-To-Peer | A peer-to-peer (P2P) economy is a decentralized model whereby two individuals interact to buy sell goods and services directly with each other or produce goods and service together, |
| Phishing | Phishing is a tricky and shoddy way of extorting sensitive information from individuals or even corporate organizations. |
| Shoulder Surfing | Like digging through someone's trash, shoulder surfing is a non-technical means of stealing information -- including credit card data -- from individuals. |
| Snail Mail | Snail mail is a slang term for the regular postal service (for example, the U.S. Postal Service) with the implication that it is a lot slower than E-mail. It's worth noting, perhaps, that in the early days of the Internet. |
| Scams | A fraudulent scheme performed by a dishonest individual, group, or company in an attempt obtain money or something else of value. |
| Anti-Virus Software | Antivirus software helps protect your computer against malware and cybercriminals. |
| Better Business Bureau | The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is a non-profit accreditor of ethical businesses. The BBB also acts as a consumer watchdog for questionable sales tactics and scams. |
| Federal Trade Commission | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a federal agency that enforces antitrust laws and protects consumers. |
| Equifax | Equifax is a credit bureau. Equifax tracks the credit history of borrowers in order to generate credit reports and credit scores. |
| Trans Union | TransUnion is an American consumer credit reporting agency. |
| Experian | Experian is an American Irish multinational consumer credit reporting company. |
| Internal Revenue Service | The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a U.S. government agency responsible for the collection of taxes and enforcement of tax laws |
| Solicitations | Solicitation Law and Legal Definition In civil law, solicitation means any request or appeal, either oral or written, or any endeavor to obtain, seek or plead for funds, property, financial assistance or other things of value. |
| Spam | Spam is any kind of unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that gets sent out in bulk. |
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