identity fraud
Posing as another
Identity fraud is the use of someone else's personal information—name, Social Security number, credit card details—to commit deception, typically for financial gain.
The fraudster may open accounts, make purchases, or file taxes in the victim's name.
It took her months to recover from identity fraud.
Often used interchangeably with identity theft, though technically theft is the taking of information and fraud is its criminal use.
- impersonationPretending to be another
- social security numberState-assigned citizen identifier
- personal informationIdentifying details about someone
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
dumpster diving · account takeover · data breach · emotional trauma · credential stuffing · malware · financial stress · cybercrime · credit report · credit freeze · red flags · encryption · digital wallets · legal liability · social engineering · password · dark web · mental health counseling
- identityself, selfhood, self-expression, self-image, self-concept
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
- cyberscamsphishing, scam emails, online scams, scams, email spoofing
- false identitiesalias, false name, assumed name, pseudonym, fake ID
- Identity Protectionpassword, PIN, encryption, credit freeze, two-factor
identity fraudbiometric verification
Identity confirmation via physical traits
identity fraudidentity protection
Measures preventing personal fraud
fraud prevention · data protection · cybersecurity · privacy protection · fraud detection