Questions tagged [identity-theft]
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What are my rights when someone else uses a voucher issued to me?
I was issued a £360 voucher from Easyjet after my suitcases didn't arrive for four days after a flight I took. The voucher was sent to me via email in direct response to a protracted claim I had made.
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If my license plates are thrown to the dumpster, do I need to report them as lost? [closed]
I lived in three provinces in Canada and kept the license plates that I had in all of them for personal collection purposes. Then I moved to France, leaving some of my things at a friend's (or so I ...
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Is it illegal to act like someone else without claiming their identity?
Let's say Mallory puts on makeup to look like a celebrity, maybe even the president of a country, and goes around sounding and acting like that celebrity. He goes to events where only the celebrity ...
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Are these acts of impersonation without claim and sharing without proper validation on the internet illegal?
Let's say Mallory makes a video where he looks, sounds, and acts like someone (e.g. a celebrity, the president of the United States) using makeup and voice acting. In the video, he might be doing ...
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Which state has jurisdiction in a case of online identity theft?
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A supervisor takes the case over from subordinate 1 at the arbitrator to not be compelled to admit that it failed to carry out its statutory and contractual ...
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identity theft of traditional artisans
As a legally-constituted craftswomens cooperative in Mexico, do we have a legal right to complain about the use of the images of our own persons and of our family members to promote the sale of ...
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What if a courier steals my personal information [closed]
Since I recently moved in another country (Italy), I wanted to obtain a local phone number. After I applied online for my new SIM card, I had to provide the telephony company with a copy of an ...
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Is it illegal to carry someone else's ID or credit card?
I was watching a video by RealWorldPolice about a high school student who was arrested for carrying a loaded gun into his school in Seattle, WA. Footage of the entire search, detainment, and arrest of ...
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My mom was homeless for 20 years; now has no legal identity
This is a real-world scenario but based on the theoretical question posted here: What documents and testimony establish identity and what happens if they're lost?
My mother has a real problem in ...
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Unauthorized online banking personal identity compromised
My father in law recently died. I have just found out that his girlfriend has been accessing a trustee account utilizing an old user ID and password. No funds were withdrawn, but the bank's cyber-...
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Delete another user's account using my email address
Let's suppose I have an email account: [email protected]. Then, some other user signs up on a third-party service with email-based login with my email address (by mistake or not) and then I receive a ...
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Alternative to supplying extensive personal ID to have a fraudulently opened account closed
I recently received an email outlining an order for an Internet service to a US mainland address from a US-based service provider. The order included an account number, order number and a street ...
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Mortgage company sent full name, SSN, DOB, and address over email
Just as I said in the title. My mortgage company sent me a document I need to sign via unencrypted email and unfortunately it was pre-filled with my full name, SSN, DOB, and home address. I'm very ...
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Bank negligence, checkings account compromised by id thief and bank on purpose holds me responsible to further my debt with interest
I been a victim of id theft. On the same day that there were two fake checks deposited that were bounced, money was withdrawn physically within a branch of the bank, that day and another time four ...
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business intentionally hijacking search traffic of competitor
Texas: Successful small business working on search engine optimization / link back / search elevation... I determine major provider (yellowpages) has entry for us. Lists us by old address, and clicks ...
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