Question

Which person is a victim of identity theft? Suzie, whose e-mail was stolen and used to apply for a credit card from a major retailer Michael, whose credit score was stolen and used to make a down payment on a home Pam, whose smartphone was stolen and used to make a mortgage payment Thomas, whose credit card information was stolen and maxed out at a jewelry store

Answer 1

      Thomas, whose credit card information was stolen and maxed out at a jewelry store is the victim of identity theft.  

Identity theft also known as identity fraud is a crime in which an imposer obtain key pieces of personally identifiable information such as name, driver license numbers, credit card numbers in order to impersonate someone else. These information are used to obtain credit, merchandise and services in the name of the victims.

Types of identity theft include criminal, medical, financial and child identity theft.

Answer 2

In the above mentioned condition, at first Suzie e-mail was embezzled by Michael whose is a major retailer, who applied for the credit card and then Michael's credit score was embezzled by Pam for the down payment for a home and after that Pam’s smartphone was embezzled by Thomas and used to pay the mortgage payment.

Finally, Thomas’s credit card information was embezzled to max out in the jewelry store.

So, the person for the victim of identity theft is Michael, who stole Suzie’s e-mail.