Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Identity Theft

All types of crime in which personal data is obtained wrongfully, typically for economic gain. (from www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

All types of crime in which personal data is obtained wrongfully, typically for economic gain. (from www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Identity Thefts
  • Theft, Identity
  • Thefts, Identity

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Fraud (2000-2013)

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  1. I01w.198w.240w.300w.249w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Identity Theft. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063867. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063867
  2. Identity Theft. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_theft
  3. Identity Theft. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471880