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- Pretexting
Pretexting is the collection information about a person under false pretenses. For example, calling a person, their family members, coworkers or service providers (such as telephone or utility companies), while posing as someone else, in order to find out information such as the persons home address, birth date, or some other personal information. This tactic has been used by police, private or insurance investigators, and more for years. However, more and more identity thieves, and other types of criminals for that matter, are utilizing this tactic as well. Although, some laws exist to regulate these pretext calls from being made to certain types of companies--friends, family and many other entities are not covered under such laws. As a result, it is still a common tactic used to harvest personal information.
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