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What is identity theft?

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The crime of stealing someone's personal, identifying information for the purpose of using that information fraudulently. Personal, identifying information includes Social Security numbers, credit card and banking account numbers, user names, passwords, and patient records. Fraudulent uses for that information can often include opening new credit accounts, taking out loans in the victim's name, stealing money from financial accounts, or using available credit.

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