Identity Theft. Unit 8 Wrap Up Robbery/larceny/Home Invasion.

Identity Theft

Identity Theft

Unit 8 Wrap Up

Robbery/larceny/Home Invasion

Unit 9 AssignmentsQuiz

Discussion Board

Chapters 13 – Online Material

Seminar

Final Essays – Pick Three Crimes & Answer all three questions for EACH crime you chose

Missed AssignmentsEverything except DB postings can be turned

in late.

All course work must be turned in by the end of Unit 9 (5/25/10).

E-Mail with any questions

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What are some of the ways that thieves get your personal info?

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How do identity thieves use your personal information?

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“quick and easy credit”

No Doc Loans – Preapproved credit

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How can you protect your personal info?

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How can you protect your personal info?

How can you tell if you are a victim of credit theft?

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Why is identity Theft treated different than Theft?

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Last week, the majority of you said that Robbery should be punished more severely than theft because forced was used.

In the crime of Identity Theft, there will probably be no force used at all and you may not ever meet the offender, so what should the punishment be?

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More Severe than Robbery?

Same as Theft?

Somewhere in between?

Identity Theft Facts

330 Hours – avg. time spent by victims resolving the problem



15% of all identity thefts committed by your friends or someone who knows the victim



15% of all identity thefts committed by your friends or someone who knows the victim

According to a 2007 Federal Trade Commission report, 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005.

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Questions on Identity Theft

Questions about Final Paper

Unit 9 DBPlease post early – Have a great Memorial

Day!!!

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Identity Theft. Unit 8 Wrap Up Robbery/larceny/Home Invasion.

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