Question

___________ occurs when criminals obtain personal information that allows them to impersonate someone else in order to use the person's credit to obtain financial accounts and make purchases.A. Privacy violations.B. Identify theft.C. Bank fraud.D. Intellectual property theft.E. Online Fraud.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) Identify theft.

Explanation:

Identify theft refers to the unauthorized use of an individual's personal information (e.g. social security number, or credit card information) in order to obtain products, services, file fake tax returns, rent or buy real estate, credits or loans.