Identity crimes impact millions of people each year. These crimes encompass lost/stolen personally identifiable information (PII), fraud and identity theft.
- Lost/Stolen PII: The theft or misplacement of information that can be used to identify you as an individual.
- Fraud: The theft and misuse of a victim’s existing accounts, primarily financial accounts.
- Identity Theft: The stealing of an individual’s PII to create new accounts under the victim’s name or to create a new synthetic identity.