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Theft: Nelriella C. Bormate Bsit 3-A

The document discusses various types of theft including identity theft. Identity theft involves a thief using a victim's personal information without consent to open new accounts or access existing accounts. Common methods of identity theft discussed are phishing, where thieves try to trick victims into providing information via email, and dumpster diving, where thieves search trash for personal documents. The document also describes the two main types of identity theft as account takeover and true name identity theft.

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Theft: Nelriella C. Bormate Bsit 3-A

The document discusses various types of theft including identity theft. Identity theft involves a thief using a victim's personal information without consent to open new accounts or access existing accounts. Common methods of identity theft discussed are phishing, where thieves try to trick victims into providing information via email, and dumpster diving, where thieves search trash for personal documents. The document also describes the two main types of identity theft as account takeover and true name identity theft.

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THEFT

Nelriella C. Bormate
BSIT 3-A

COSC 26: Professional Ethics/Values Education


THEFT

 In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another


person's property without that person's freely-
given consent. The word is also used as an informal
shorthand term for some crimes against property, such
as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery,
shoplifting, fraud and sometimes criminal conversion.
THEFT

 In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to


be synonymous with larceny.
 Someone who carries out an act of or makes a
career of theft is known as a thief, and the act of theft
is known as stealing, thieving, or
sometimes filching.
IDENTITY THEFT

 Identity theft means that the thief uses personal


information to open new accounts. The thief might
open a new credit card account, establish cellular
phone service, or open a new checking account in
order to obtain blank checks.
IDENTITY THEFT
 Identity theft has become one of the fastest growing
crimes in the world.
 The Internet has made it easier for an identity thief to use
the information they've stolen because transactions can be
made without any real verification of someone’s identity.
All a thief really needs today is a series of correct numbers
to complete the crime.
PHISHING
 is a technique ID Thieves use to try and get your personal
information, credit card information, etc.
 Thieves will send an email that falsely claims to be from a
legitimate organization
 They will ask for your personal information, credit card
information, and so on.
PHISHING
 The most common phishing emails involves banks and credit
unions.
 A common tactic is to say that your account has been broken into
and that you need to verify you are the owner of the account.
DUMPSTER DIVING
 Dumpster diving is an old low tech method that is still
effective

 Thieves will go digging through trash just to find


personal documents

 Bank account statements, bills, and so on.

 Shred your documents with a cross cut shredder.


IDENTITY THEFT
 Two (2) main types of identity theft:

1. Account takeover identity theft


refers to the type of situation where an
imposter uses the stolen personal information to gain
access to the person’s existing accounts.
IDENTITY THEFT
 Two (2) main types of identity theft:

2.True name identity theft


means that the thief uses personal information to
open new accounts. The thief might open a new credit
card account, establish cellular phone service, or open a
new checking account in order to obtain blank checks.
STOP IDENTITY THIEVES
 The best thing you can do to thwart id thieves is to
keep your personal information personal.

 Protect your personal information as your most prized


and cherished possession.

 Never give out your information to people unsolicited.

 Protect your SSN. Leave your card at home.

 Better yet lock it up in a safe place with other


documents you need to keep private
IDENTITY THEFT

Identity theft has become one of the


fastest growing crimes in the world.

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