In this chilling program, Investigative Reports reveals how a stranger can assume your identity without even having access to "confidential" information like your social security number, birthdate or credit card details. And if they do get their hands on such information, it can be a "gold mine" for a thief, according to Kelli O'Neil, a California investigator who pursues these crimes.
Experts reveal how aggressive solicitation by agencies extending credit to consumers has helped create this crime wave, and how the defrauded victims are treated like criminals when they discover the fraud and try to report it and re-establish their credit.
Filled with interviews with investigators, victims and officials, this is a chilling look at the new wave in crime.