the latest fraud problem: synthetic identities

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by barry j. friedman, cpa
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by combining some factual stolen information with completely fake information, thieves convince banks and credit monitoring companies that a fake identity is real. the “bad guy” is not pretending to be the person whose information was stolen or acquired; rather, the data is being used to create a brand-new identity. thus, the phrase “synthetic identity theft” is born.

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