Identity theft in an online world A.M.Marshall BSc CEng FRSA MBCS CITP Centre for Internet Computing University of Hull Scarborough Campus Filey Road Scarborough YO43 3DX‚ UK (a.marshall@hull.ac.uk) and Eur.Ing. B.C.Tompsett BSc MSc CEng MBCS CITP‚ Dept. of Computer Science‚ University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX‚ UK (b.c.tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk) June 9‚ 2004 Abstract With the aid of an example case of identity-theft used to perpetrate an apparent benefits fraud & consideration
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Theft At 19:05 hrs‚ on Thursday 1oth April 2014 Inspector Jacob and Inspector Rudolph form Theft Squad under the Jurisdiction of Abidjan Police Station were on routine patrol in their respected location. During the patrol‚ the Police Control radioed them and informed that the theft of a blue Mercedes Benz Car registration # 493DN 173 where parked in parking lot at Smiley Super Market grid reference 369-318. Both officers reached the scene at 19:15 hrs and met a black female‚ named Dorothy Palmer
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Identity theft is without a doubt on the rise. According to statisticbrain.com as of April 8th‚ 2015 the average number of identity fraud victims in the United States is 12‚157‚400 annually‚ as well as an average loss of $5‚130 per identity theft incident (Identity Theft / Fraud Statistics‚ 2015). Many people are unaware of the risk that they are at for being a victim of identity fraud. In fact‚ many people who are victims do not even notice that they have been the victim of identity theft until after
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to Society For Shoplifting Shoplifting is a major problem in today life. The temptation of not paying for something‚ just hiding it away and saving your own money is a large factor for some people. The culprit just thinks he’s getting a product for free and doesn’t know what he’s actually doing to himself and the community. Negative effects of shoplifting effect business owners‚ business customers‚ teenagers‚ and society as a whole. When a theft from any business occurs‚ it is harmful to everyone
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Every minute‚ about nineteen people are victims of identity theft. In today’s society‚ identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. Every year 9.9 million identities are stolen and it takes those victims an average of five hundred dollars and countless days to restore their good name and credit record. Victims could potentially lose out on job opportunities‚ or be denied loans for education‚ housing or cars because of negative information on their credit reports. In rare instances‚ victims
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Identity theft is a criminal offense that violates of federal law (“Identity theft is America’s”). It occurs when a person transfers or uses another person’s means of identification with the intent to commit any unlawful activity (“Identity theft is America’s”). Although‚ it differs from other types of less calculated fraud such as a juvenile using a fake id to purchase alcohol (Lease). More precisely identity theft occurs “when an individual with access to identity information decides to misuse
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Grand Theft Auto: V Grand Theft Auto: V‚ the latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise is a vast open world based video game that grabs the player by the throat and keeps you up all night playing non-stop. Unlike previous Grand Theft Autos‚ Rockstar‚ the game’s producer lets you play as three main characters instead of one: each with their own unique personalities and stories. This time‚ it is nothing short of that very essence which makes the game so real‚ but also an epic fiction
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of Maryland‚ writes in their article entitled “Identity Theft: Coordination Can Defeat the Modern-Day “King” and “Duke”; that the scope of identity theft is it is “twice as prevalent among the wealthiest households when compared with the poorest‚ and over fifty percent more likely among the young (those between the ages of 16 and 24) than seniors (aged 65 or above).” Their conclusions were the fact that “approximately half of identity theft victims had existing credit card accounts or other financial
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Online Identity Theft; Are You Susceptible? COMP 129 October 10‚ 2013 Identity Theft as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary is the illegal use of someone else’s personal information in order to get money or credit. Before the widespread use of personal information on the internet the main source for identity theft was through dumpster diving. This meant rummaging through peoples trash looking for bills or other
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offence of theft. Theft is defined in section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 and states that “a person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it” and has a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment. The actus reus of theft has three elements that need to co-exist‚ these are “property”‚ “appropriation” and “belonging to another“. “Dishonesty” is one of two elements required for the mens rea of theft‚ with the
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