How Identity Theft Affect the Culture of Our Society

How Identity Theft Affect the Culture of our Society

Sections I, II, III and IV

Rodrekus Baskin

DeVry University

How Identity Fraud and Theft Impact the Culture of Our Society Section I

Identity theft affects millions of Americans every day. Scam artists and hackers lay in wait for an unsuspecting person to get caught up their scheme through ignorance or naivety so they can take full advantage of their personal information to do as they desire with it. Problem is, it infiltrates and depreciates the integral infrastructure of our society which creates a cultural lapse through the declination of economic and cultural growth and double jeopardizes an already unstable system to the brink of its destruction. To understand how identity theft works or happens, one need to know and understand what identity theft is, the different forms of identity theft, cyber security and the impact on its victims, the methods used by identity thieves to obtain identifying information about their victims, and preventive solutions.

How Identity Theft Affect the Culture of Our Society

A single mother looking forward to advancing her financial situation comes across what appears to be the opportunity she has been waiting for. A real estate agent has provided her with the fortune of owning her own home and without skepticism of any impending dangers or foul play, even though he displayed what appeared to be proper credentials, she relinquished all of her personal data and information, willingly. While acquiring the home that she patiently awaited, unbeknownst to her, behind the scenes her personal information has been stored and filed for future use, “the agents’ future use”. With the feeling of liberation on the horizon, the single mother and her children are enjoying their new home. Suddenly, she tries to make purchases with her credit card, only for the transaction to be declined. Then she starts receiving letters in the mail concerning past due and late...