Question

William hands over his credit card to the waiter of a restaurant to pay for his meal. The waiter returns and tells him that his card is declined. William then pays for the meal by cash. He calls the credit card company to find out why his card has been declined and they tell him that he has reached his credit limit. He tells the company to send a statement. When he is checking the statement he realizes that there are several purchases that he didn't make. Thus, Wlliam is a victim of_(blank)
•credit theft
•electronic theft
•identity theft

Answer 1

it would be (I think) identity theft. hope this helps!

Answer 2

Based on the information provided, William is a victim of: C. identity theft.

What is an identity theft?

An identity theft can be defined as a fraudulent practice which involves the unauthorized use of another person's personal identifying information (PII), in order to to commit fraud or other crimes such as obtaining credit, loans, etc.

In this scenario, we can infer and logically conclude that William is a victim of identity theft because the several unauthorized purchases and transactions was initiated and carried out without his permission.

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