Identity theft, the misuse of someone’s personal identity to commit fraud, is a large and growing economic and legal problem. Identity theft has become the most prevalent form of fraud resulting in billions of dollars in losses.
ID theft is often considered a “white-collar” crime because it is committed during the course of normal employment duties (e.g., a bank employee gathering personal information), or the crime does not usually involve any physical harm. Identity thieves are often portrayed as sophisticated computer specialists, hackers, or organized networks. But, is this the reality?
