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Identity Theft
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spyware | software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive. |
| Dumpster Diving | Dumpster diving is salvaging from large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers for unused items discarded by their owners, but deemed useful to the picker. |
| Firewall | a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules |
| Forgery | Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone. |
| Fraud | wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. |
| Identity Theft | is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage or loss. |
| Peer-to-Peer(P2P) | are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet. |
| phishing | Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. |
| shoulder surfing | In computer security, shoulder surfing is a type of social engineering technique used to obtain information such as personal identification numbers, passwords and other confidential data by looking over a persons shoulder |
| snail mail | The abuse of USPS mail forwarding can facilitate credit-card fraud and numerous forms of identity theft |
| scams | a dishonest scheme; a fraud. |
| Anti-Virus Software | is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. |
| Better Business Bureau | , founded in 1912, is a private, nonprofit organization whose self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, |
| Federal Trade Commission | a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace. |
| Equifax | is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, along with Experian and TransUnion. |
| TransUnion | is an American consumer credit reporting agency. |
| Experian | is an Irish-domiciled multinational consumer credit reporting company. |
| Internal Revenue Service | is the revenue service of the United States federal government. |
| Solicitations | the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone |
| Spam | is electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. |
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