Identity thft happens whenever someone u your personal idntifitin t commit fraud or thr t of rim. Th may u your nm, rdit rd number, or your Sil Surit number (r thr idntifing infrmtin).
Arding t th Fdrl Trade Cmmiin (FTC) in th Unitd Stt, m 9 millin Americans hv their idntiti tln vr r. They also state tht identity thft is likl to affect mt l in m w.
Th thief m rnt n rtmnt using mn else's nm. H/Sh m n a lin f rdit or use your own line f rdit for his/her buying nd. He/She m l for a jb uing ur identification.