Identity theft is the illegal use of somebody else's personal information in order to obtain money or credit.Victims of identity theft can face financial and even legal problems in the future because an impostor has used their personal details to purchase something.
There are some of the most common idedtity theft technigues
Phishing
You get an email that claims to be from a financial imstitution or other business asking for some personal information from u.It contains a link to a web page where you have a key in your bank username and password.The new page may look read but it is in fact fake
Smishing
You get a text message which seems to require your immediate attention, for example Name of back confirms that you have bought a computer from name of retailer.Call if you have not made this purchase ' When you call the number an automated voice responses system asks you to confirm your credit card details.The text message is from someone is actuais a group of identity thieves who can create and use a duplicate bank card in 30 minutes after obtaining the necessary information .
Spofing
Hackers break into your computer and transfer communication from a legitimate website to fake one.For example , when you try to log into Facebook, your computer will take you to hacker's site.Where they swill steal your loging information From that moment they will have access to plenty of details about you.
