Every second, every minute, every hour and every day, anyone becomes a victim of ID theft. The criminal act is perpetrated when sufficient information about an identity of a person is obtained to facilitate fraud, regardless of whether the victim is dead or alive. The malicious act can result to fraud affecting an individuals personal financial circumstances as well as costs of charges for financial services.

Every person is different from the other, and this is true even between twins. One distinguishing aspect in a person is the name. Other circumstances are additional distinctive information like the persons date of birth, place of birth, full maiden name of the mother, and documents or papers for identification like social security number or insurance plan.