Identity Theft

Identity theft happens when someone uses information about someones else without their permission. They take things such as name, address, credit card, social security number, and medical insurance. One should care because that thieves can buy things using your name, change your address, and will hurt your credit. Account-takeover identity is when a thief uses personal information to gain access to your personal existing account. Although most identity thief crimes happen when thieves hack into databases to obtain personal information there are still thieves who try to retrieving personal paperwork from public trash dumpsters. One may notice ones identity has been stolen if random withdraws occur, credit score drops, haven't been receiving mail and etc.