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No, it's identity fraud which is a superset of identity theft.
All identity theft is fraud... you are grasping at straws here.
Right, all identity theft is fraud, but not all identity fraud is theft.
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All identity theft is fraud... you are grasping at straws here.
Right, all identity theft is fraud, but not all identity fraud is theft.
I can't answer below, so I will leave this here: https://web.archive.org/web/20090627220408/http://www.busine...
If a person dies the identity arguably belongs to their estate, if they don't declare death and use it to make money illegally it's not stolen.
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That’s pretty ridiculous in the US as well. An SSN is never enough. Usually they will need some copy of a state ID and proof of access to a mailing address on your credit history.
I didn't say that, the US government does: > Identity thieves can use your number and your good credit to apply for more credit in your name. Then, they use the credit cards and don’t pay the bills, it damages your credit. You may not find out that someone is using your number until you’re turned down for credit, or you begin to get calls from unknown creditors demanding payment for items you never bought. https://ww…
That’s not how it works though in the vast majority of US financial institutions though. They won’t just send a credit card to a random address.
That document is written to scare people into protecting their SSN. It’s discussing what is now an edge case that may have been easier 20 years ago.