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identity crimes  

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  • Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes of the new millennium. It occurs when, for fraudulent purposes, someone uses bits and pieces of information about an individual—usually a Social Security number—to represent him- or herself as that person. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Identity Theft]

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