Identity Theft Chapter 8 Summary

Summary: Chapter eight is a study of fifty-nine inmates all in prison for some sort of identity theft. When asked why they committed identity left most of them said it is because it is an easy way to get quick cash and get a lot of it. “Many identity thieves claimed that they spent money on everyday items.” Some of them blow the money on drugs and partying but those actions make their risk of getting caught higher. The motivation for becoming an identity theft can be as simple as being in poverty or as complicated as losing a job and having the chance of ending up in poverty. There are different ways of acquiring information to become an identity theft. Some examples would be stealing mail, stealing the information from work, using someone’s