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Identity theft is thought of as a modern crime, happening mostly online, but it has been around since long before the internet was born. Criminals have long been using other people’s identities to commit crimes and steal money and are sure to continue. But when did it start, and how did it occur without the technology we have today?
There is no set date we can trace identity theft to but a hundred years ago if a criminal wanted to assume another person’s identity they didn’t steal their personal information and open credit cards, they killed that person and then pretended to be them. This was identity theft’s grizzly beginning and while it is not as violent anymore it can still ruin a person’s life.
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