ALL meanings of identity theft
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I i - noun identity theft crime: pretending to be sb else 1
- uncountable noun identity theft Identity theft is the crime of getting personal information about another person without their knowledge, for example in order to gain access to their bank account. 0
- noun identity theft the crime of setting up and using bank accounts and credit facilities fraudulently in another person's name without his or her knowledge 0
- noun identity theft the unauthorized use of private information concerning some person, as his or her Social Security or PIN number, to engage in fraudulent activities under that person's name 0
- noun identity theft The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime. 0