| For people in the UK who have experienced identity | | | | does not always go after a persons credit. But |
| theft and simply if there a citizen just go to the | | | | instead the personal information is collected and used |
| credit reporting agencies and request a copy of your | | | | to acquire passports, driver's license, health services, |
| credit repot. But the system in the UK is a bit | | | | money laundering and many other illegal acts of these |
| different as in the case of people finding out that | | | | internet pirates. Also in Canada the rate of identity |
| they have been subject to identity theft then they | | | | theft is growing rapidly there, and the relevant credit |
| will first have to deal with a dispute claim, but if the | | | | agencies that operate there report that about 1800 |
| lender does not agree with what you are saying on | | | | people are filing complaints of identity fraud every |
| the dispute then it will take a long time to solve and | | | | month. |
| cost a lot of money to resolve your problem of | | | | The popular form used in Canada is to get the |
| identity fraud. | | | | personal information of people and then use their |
| The spyware software is the most frequently used | | | | social security number to get certain benefits. And |
| software to gather information about this particular | | | | the government of Canada reported last year that |
| problem, and about 7/8 of the computers are being | | | | about 2.5 million more social security numbers are |
| suspected of receiving damage from spyware. And in | | | | there than it suppose to be. |
| some cases the forms of identity are different and | | | | |