
Not a model citizen!
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Identity theft is a form of fraud in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity. So say the South African Fraud Prevention Service. And identity theft is a crime.
Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.
But what happens when someone steals your personal information from a website and then uses just a telephone to wreak havoc in your name?
Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.
But what happens when someone steals your personal information from a website and then uses just a telephone to wreak havoc in your name?