identity thief
noun/aɪˈdentəti θiːf/
/aɪˈdentəti θiːf/
- a person who somebody else’s name and personal information in order to obtain credit cards and other goods or to take money out of the person’s bank accounts
- Identity thieves can wreck a consumer's credit for years.
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