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Identity theft has also become a major problem in our society.  It seems everyone knows someone who has been a victim of this type of fraud. Identity Identity theft is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person for the sole purpose of assuming that person's name or identity in order to make transactions or purchases  .Identity theft is committed many different ways. Some identity thieves sift through trash bins looking for bank account and credit card statements; other more high-tech methods involve accessing corporate databases to steal lists of customer information.

Once they have the information they are looking for, identity thieves can ruin a person's credit rating which can have a huge impact on a person's ability to obtain a mortgage, get a student loan or finance a car. 

Here is what the U.S. Justice department says about identify theft:http://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/identity-theft/identity-theft-and-identity-fraud

The most common methods of identify theft: http://www.utica.edu/academic/institutes/cimip/idcrimes/schemes.cfm

Justice Department's Office of Victim of Crimes web site for those who have been victims of identify theft:  http://ojp.gov/ovc/pubs/ID_theft/idtheftlaws.html

Good article on effect of identify theft in Pa and the law in Pa.  http://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/identity-theft-state-statutes.aspx

Pa. es related to identity theft:http://www.goerie.com/article/20150811/NEWS02/308109766/erie-woman-pleads-in-id-theft-case

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2015/05/identity_theft_ringleader_from.html

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2012/feb/14/pennsylvania-couple-charged-in-id-thefts/70607/

Web sites related to identity theft:

https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft

https://www.fincen.gov/help4victims.html

Please do a little research and answer these basic questions related to identity fraud

1.  What is identify theft?

2.  How does the imposter take your identity?

3.  How can you prevent yourself from becoming a victim of identity fraud?

4.  Pretend you have been a victim of identity fraud.  What would you do?

There are four questions, respond to each question in small paragraph

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https://www.drkattorneys.com/blog/sexting-laws





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http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20130103/NEWS/301039962





Do we do enough, as a society, to protect our children from sexual exploitation?  What more can be done?  Is it a serious problem in our society?





Is sexting an issue that has been overblown recently?  Is it a problem?  Is it a result of peer pressure?
 Respond to each question in small paragraph