Comment Identity Fraud, not Identity Theft (Score 1) 630
Come on people, let's use the correct term: Identity Fraud. Let's not continue to conflate copying and theft. If someone pretends to be you for fraudulent purposes, they haven't stolen your identity -- you still have your identity and you're still you. If anything, they've made a "copy" of your identity, but you still have the original.
It's fraud, plain and simple, and any "Identity Theft" criminals will be charged with "fraud", not theft. Don't continue to use the scaremongering term that the media made up in order to put more fear into everyone.
It's fraud, plain and simple, and any "Identity Theft" criminals will be charged with "fraud", not theft. Don't continue to use the scaremongering term that the media made up in order to put more fear into everyone.
