Identity Theft

Drivers License Identity Theft

Criminals can steal driver's licenses and use victims' identities for a traffic violation, DUI, or drug-related charge, and make obtaining insurance difficult.

Easy Target

Description of teens who have no credit record and share information on social media easily.

Employment Identity Theft

Identity thieves who use a Social Security number that doesn't belong to them to gain work is often committed by an undocumented worker or someone attempting to escape a troubled past.

Financial

In this type of identity theft, a victim's bank account and credit card(s) are accessed and used illegally.

17.5 Million

Number of cases of ID Theft in the US in 2015

1.3 Million

Number of cases of child identity theft a year.

1 in 10

Number of children that fall victim to ID theft

Criminal Identity Theft

Obtaining a stolen ID and getting caught committing a crime using that ID can lead to a criminal record established under the victim's name. The victim can have problems with law enforcement or be unable to obtain a job. Although this crime identity theft is among the least common, it is serious.

Medical Identity Theft

Stealing identities to commit fraud involving health insurances and medical coverage by making false claims, which lead to incorrect entries in the victim's medical history.

RFID

Tags or microchips in credit cards with a predetermined code which can be read by a reader without having to swipe the card.

Pet's Name

12% of teens share this item on social media

Social Security Identity Theft

Stolen to defraud the government and steal benefits intended for victims or to take out loans and credit cards.

Birthdate

68% of teens share this item on social media.

Password

sharing a pets name is dangerous because it is often used as a security question or as this.

Identity Theft

A crime where a criminal steals some of your personal information such as name, drivers license or social security number. The info is used by the criminal to purchase items, and your name can be used to open new accounts

Ghosting/Grave Robbing

A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a recently deceased individual.

Skimmer

A small device that scans a credit card and stores the information contained in the magnetic strip.

Over 10 Billion

Amount of money lost each year to identity theft

Data Breach

An incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential records have potentially been viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so.

Drivers License Number

This number can be used to cash checks.

SS#, Drivers License number, Bank Accounts and Credit Cards

Types of numbers that ID Thefts need to open accounts in the names of their victims.

Social Security number

a unique identifier issued by government to all individuals in the US

Dumpster Diving

going into a trash can for documents that can be used for identity theft