Government identity theft occurs when a victim’s sensitive personally identifiable information is used to obtain funds and/or services from federal or state governments.
HOW DOES GOVERNMENT IDENTITY THEFT HAPPEN
A thief provides a victim’s personally identifiable information (PII) to obtain a state I.D. or driver’s license, Social Security benefits, apply for work, file for unemployment or disability or file taxes. The PII can be obtained through a data breach, theft of documents, scams or trusting a family member or complete stranger with the PII.
WHAT TYPES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT IDENTITY THEFT
The most likely form of personally identifiable information a criminal uses is a Social Security number. A thief can also use information from a driver’s license, state identification, passport or government benefits card.
RESOLVING GOVERNMENT IDENTITY THEFT
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