identity theft
noun
: the illegal use of someone else's personal information (such as a Social Security number) especially in order to obtain money or credit
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Our cases involve senior scams and identity theft; abusive debt collection practices; deceptive loans; costly automatic renewal contracts; false advertising; price gouging and false weights for food items; and environmental violations such as toxic dumping.
—Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Puerto Ricans experienced this firsthand in 2010, when the Puerto Rican government invalidated all birth certificates issued before that year in order to combat identity theft.
—Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
In this vein, identity theft is one of the most common forms of fraud around tax season, according to Rosario Mendez, an attorney for the bureau of consumer protection at the FTC.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Paul Brett, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Our cases involve senior scams and identity theft; abusive debt collection practices; deceptive loans; costly automatic renewal contracts; false advertising; price gouging and false weights for food items; and environmental violations such as toxic dumping.
—Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Puerto Ricans experienced this firsthand in 2010, when the Puerto Rican government invalidated all birth certificates issued before that year in order to combat identity theft.
—Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
In this vein, identity theft is one of the most common forms of fraud around tax season, according to Rosario Mendez, an attorney for the bureau of consumer protection at the FTC.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Identity theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20theft. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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