Category: Identity Theft

Abstract A survey was conducted to examine the impact of identity theft insurance on consumer risk perceptions and intentions to engage into risky behavior. The results show that identity theft insurance, as a curative remedy, does undermine individual risk perceptions of being potential victims of identity theft. In addition, we also demonstrate that having identity…

Identity theft has become a significant problem in todays society. In fact, advanced technology has made the situation much worse. Millions of people are affected by identity theft daily. A recent report by Consumer Sentinel Network (CSN) states that in the year 2018, 440,000 people experienced this kind of theft, with college students accounting for…

Imagine Mrs. Smith is sitting down at her desk, logging into her bank account only to realize that someone has stolen all her savings. She begins to look into her transactions showing purchases made at stores she has never visited. This is one type of identity theft. Identity theft is someone who deliberately steals another…

Introduction Everything that you have access to, short of your own family, the identity thief masquerading as you has access to. In his book, Stealing your life, Frank W. Abagnale precisely sums up the danger of identity theft in mentioned quote. What would you do if you woke up and find that you are being…

Identity theft refers to the unlawful taking of statistics (e.g., personal account numbers or even tangible items such as deposit playing cards or taking a look at books) whilst Identity fraud entails simply using the statistics for the perpetrator’s gain (e.g., to open a new account). The Internet has introduced instantaneous and cheap communication throughout…

Identity theft is when thieves steal your private data or information. In order to take over or open new accounts, file, rent or buy properties, or for other criminal things by taking your good name. Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime all over the world. The very obvious reason behind it is that most of…

INTRODUCTION In this report, it will be focusing on identity theft and the effects it has had on Australian citizens, as well as the effectiveness of national and international law with addressing the issue. Some cases of identity theft can include; scams, hacking, ransom and deep fakes which are the more frequent types of identity…

Introduction Identity theft is a big problem for our digital world. It can cause depression, decreasing your wellbeing. Identity theft has a lot of different types, such as drivers license fraud, online shopping fraud, etc. If your wellbeing is bad, you can have a lot of stress, which can lead to violent emotions. A way…

Identity theft is among the largest problems experienced in our society today. It is an invisible and silent crime where someone unknown to you steals your personal information quietly without consent from the owner or that of the immediate authority with an aim of using it for their own financial gain. The victims of this…

In the 21st century Cyber Crime has become one of the biggest form of crime in the world. Its a cowardly act of crime which can be performed from across the world. An article by (The True Cost of Cybercrime? $5.2 Trillion Apparently. Information Age, 21 Jan. 2019, www.information-age.com/cost-cybercrime-123478352/.) estimated that cyber crime could cost…