identity theft one of the fasting growing crimes in america and beyond
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Identity Theft
One of the Fasting Growing Crimes in America and Beyond
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Objectives
Ability to define the term “identity theft”Ability to determine if someone has been a victim of identity theft and if so actions to be taken
Ability to identify methods to prevent identity theft
Ability to identify resources for more information on identity theft
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Introduction – What is Identity Theft?
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime in AmericaStealing someone’s personal information and using it to assume someone’s identityThe fraudulent use of personal information to open new accounts and/or purchase items using existing accounts
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Identity Theft – No Little Problem
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America "Identity theft is a big-ticket item in terms of money and time according to Howard Beales, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.”
Cost to consumers in 2002
$5 billion in expenses
Cost to businesses in 2002
$50 million [1] http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20030903-095305-3951r 06/7/2004
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Identity Theft – A Federal Crime
The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 made Identity Theft a federal crime.
Identity theft occurs when someone knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of the Federal law.
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How Personal Information is Gathered
Dumpster divingPersonal information, when stolen from your property either through dumpster diving or theft, provide a criminal with a wealth of information with which to open new accounts or use existing accounts
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Shredder – Necessary Equipment
To minimize your risk of identity theft, be sure to shred all unused convenience checks, credit card offers, credit card receipts, bank statements, pre-approved loan offers, and canceled checks
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How Personal Information is Collected Through Legitimate Business Records
Recently personal medical files for hundreds of patients were found discarded outside a medical clinic. Identity thieves could have used these files
Businesses are required by law to protect their client's personally identifying information and to discard these files safely
Thieves steal valuable personal information from customer files and personnel files
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Phishing
Creation of a phony web site pretending to be a legitimate company
Sending email to the victim impersonating (spoofing) a legitimate company
The criminal collects personal and financial information such as credit card and Social Security numbers
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Phishing Example
One recent phishing ploy spoofed an AOL web page.
The perpetrator had used authentic AOL logos and other genuine hyperlinks in the email message sent to the victims.
He told the victims that there had been a billing error.
It directed the victims to click on an embedded hyperlink, which when clicked took the unsuspecting user to a phony web page, that had been created to look much like the company's authentic web site, and from which the thief collected personal and financial information
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The Phony AOL Web Form
http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/identitytheft/AOL-email-scam-1115521443a.htm
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Federal Laws Concerning Phishing
Identity theft - 18 U.S.C. § 1028 (a)(7)
Wire fraud - 18 U.S.C. § 1343
Credit card or access device fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1029
Bank fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1344
Computer fraud 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (a)(4)
CAN-SPAM Act 18 U.S.C. § 1037
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Federal Crime & PunishmentBank and wire fraud - up to 30 years in prison
Identity theft and credit card fraud - up to 15 years in prison
CAN-SPAM Act violations - up to 5 years in prison According to the U.S. Department of Justice, individuals convicted of these crimes may also face
substantial fines and forfeiture of his/her property
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Social EngineeringCon Game - tricking a person into revealing informationMemorizing access codes and passwords by shoulder surfing (looking over someone's shoulder as they log in )Pretending to be an employer, loan officer or landlord to fraudulently obtain your credit report
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How to Prevent Identity Theft
Education Coalition on Online Identity Theft Padlock your credit file Check your credit report annually Share personal information only with people and companies you trust
Make online purchases only with companies having secure connectionsNever give out your personal information over the phone unless you initiated the call.Never have your Social Security number printed on your checks
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How to Prevent Identity Theft Part Two
Never leave personal information on your computer without having a firewall in place.After opening your mail, shred all unused credit card offers, unused convenience checks, and any other pieces of mail that include personally identifying information.
Never keep passwords to financial data on your computer. Likewise never keep your ATM or credit card pin numbers in your wallet or your car. If either are stolen, the thieves have instant access to your accounts.
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How to Prevent Identity TheftPart Three
Never use your mother's maiden name, the last four digits of your Social Security number, your birth date, your pet's name, or any other easily recognized letters and numbers as your pin number or passwords.
If the amount of mail you normally receive drops suddenly; contact your post office to make sure no one has fraudulently filed a change of address card for your address.
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How to Prevent Identity TheftPart Four
Review all credit card transactions each month when you receive your credit card statement.
Shred all expired credit cards before putting them in the trash.
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How to Prevent Identity TheftPart Five
Install a locking mailbox to ensure the security of mail delivered to your home.
Mail all payments and other documents with personal or financial information from the post office or at a postal drop box, never from your mailbox.
Thieves may take your checks from unsecured mailboxes and bleach them so they may be used again.
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Prevention of Identity Theft by Education
People must be educated as to the value of information
They must be trained to protect information (even if the information they have access to appears to be of relatively low value)
People must be made aware of what social engineering is and how social engineers operate.
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Checking a Web Site’s Security Certificate
Check the security certificates for web sites from which you purchase products or do other financial transactionsGo to the web site and click on the VeriSign Secure Site link to verify that the security certificate is in the same name as the company. If the company name listed there doesn't match the company owning the site, be wary of submitting financial information. Security certificates are sometimes held in the parent company’s name.
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Checking for Secure Web Sites
Check the URL (the web address) of the web site you are doing business withWhenever you are entering your credit card information or other financial information when ordering online, the address should display https, rather than http, if you are connecting to a secure web site; ex. https://amazon.com/cgi-bin
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Checking Security Features When Using Netscape Navigator
To check the security in Netscape, look at the padlock in the lower right corner.
unlocked = not securelocked = secure
To check the level of encryption, left click the lock in the lower right-hand corner of the page. A pop up window will appear and tell you whether or not the page you are viewing is encrypted and what type of encryption is being used.
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Checking Security Features When Using Internet Explorer
When using Internet Explorer as your browser, open the page whose security you want to check. Right click on the page and then go to properties. When you click properties, a pop up window will appear with information on the site's security.
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What to Do If You Become a Victim of Identity Theft
Call the Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Toll-free Hotline (877 – IDTHEFT)
Call all three of the major credit bureausExperian - 1-888-397-3742
EquiFax - 1-800-525-6285
TransUnion - 1-800-680-7289
For identity theft involving student information or federal education funds, contact U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
1-800-647-8733
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What to Do If You Become a Victim of Identity Theft
File a police report as soon as possibleContact your creditors for all affected accounts
"A "fraud alert" will be automatically placed on each of your credit reports within 24 hours. This alerts creditors to call you for permission before any new accounts are opened in your name. Not all creditors pay attention to "fraud alerts." You need to stay vigilant for any new accounts that may be opened.“ [1]
[1] http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/credit-management/identity-theft.asp 6/22/04
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What to Do If You Become a Victim of Identity Theft
Also make your complaints in writing, asking each creditor to provide you and any law enforcement agencies investigating the crime(s) with copies of all documentation that shows fraudulent activity.
By making your complaint in writing, you are documenting the time and date when you became aware of the incident. This may protect you from responsibility for additional charges.
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Fighting Identity Theft
Federal Trade Commission
Internet Fraud Complaint Center
U.S. Department of Justice
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)
Operation E-con
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Federal Trade Commission
This federal agency, created in 1914 to eliminate unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive practices concerning commerce, is now focused on the growing threat of identity theft
2003 - 42% of the complaints received by the FTC concerned identity theft.
Training seminars are available for investigators and prosecutors on how to access the FTC's Consumer Sentinel database, an identity theft resource, which can securely access the nearly 200,000 complaints filed before June 2002.
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Internet Fraud Complaint Center
A joint effort between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center that investigates complaints of fraud perpetrated on the Internet.
This organization acts a hub for complaints and can analyze data to quickly identify new Internet crime trends.
The IFCC also can then make referrals to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
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Internet Fraud Complaint CenterComplaints can be made 24/7, directly to the IFCC, using the online complaint form. Directions on how to file a complaint are found at: http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/howtofile.asp
Victims have come forward from 89 countries
Auction fraud accounts for almost two-thirds of all complaints received by the IFCC
Authentic Ebay addresses
http://cgi3.ebay.com/http://arribada.ebay.com/
Phony Ebay addresses
http://[email protected]/http://signin-ebay.com/
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How to Identify the Source of Email
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Identity Theft Resources
U.S. Dept. of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/
Fraud Section
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtmlFAQ's on identity theft
Contains alerts and information on new identity theft scams
Includes a guide to organizing an identity theft case
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Operation E-Con
A joint effort by the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the Dept. of Justice, the U.S Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission along with National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and local and state law enforcement agencies aimed at prosecuting world wide Cyber Crime, including Identity Theft. Prosecution of 130 subjects90 investigations involving 89,000 victims with estimated losses on nearly $200 million. [1]
[1] http://www.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/ifcc-econbrief.pdf. 6/23/04
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New Identity Theft Laws
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003 Free annual credit reports for consumersBusinesses are required to hide portions of credit card and social security numbers on receiptsCreated a national fraud hotline so you only have to make one call to report identity theft
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National Listing of Identify Theft Citations & Penalties by State
The National Conference of State Legislatures (http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/privacy/idt-statutes.htm)
A comprehensive listing of citations and penalties listed alphabetically by state.
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California’s Changing View on Identity Theft
In California, "The law making Identity Theft a crime was enacted as a misdemeanor crime in 1998. In 1999, the law was upgraded to an alternate felony/misdemeanor crime."[1]
[1] http://www.infolinkscreening.com/InfoLink/Resources/Articles/IdentityTheft.aspx 6/23/04