The crime of the century?

The potential for crime increases when rewards become greater thanpossible risk. As times change, a particular crime may become morelucrative or easier to commit, often because of a change in circumstancesor the development of a new technology. Identity fraud is a classic casein point.

Essentially, identity fraud is another name for theft byimpersonation.

An individual's personal details, from date of birth and address tocomprehensive bank account information, are literally stolen by