Financial Crimes

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Identity theft occurs when someone uses another person's identifying information, like a person's name, Social Security number, or credit card number or other financial information, without permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. Identity theft continues to generate the most complaints with the Federal Trade Commission.

Every state has a law regarding identity theft or impersonation. Combating identity theft is a high priority for state legislators, who have created identity theft passport programs and consumer report security freezes to assist identity theft victims.

This area of the website is organized around the following key issues related to financial crimes:

• Identity Theft Statutes
• Identity Theft 2012 Legislation
• Consumer Report Security Freeze Statutes
• Consumer Report Security Freeze 2012 Legislation

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