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Recognize Synthetic Identity Fraud

The takeaway

Thieves blend real and fake data to create new identities.

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Synthetic identity fraud combines your real information, like a Social Security number, with fabricated details to create new identities. Monitoring your credit and freezing it helps detect and prevent this sophisticated theft.

“Thieves mix your real data with fake to build a new 'you.'”

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