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It’s like defamation. If someone goes and spreads a bunch of terrible lies about you by pretending to be you… then you are their victim. You’re not the victim
by true_religion 3y ago
It’s like defamation. If someone goes and spreads a bunch of terrible lies about you by pretending to be you… then you are their victim.
You’re not the victim of people who merely believe the lies and start to avoid you.
- ethanwillis 3y agoThat's not a good analogy. If those people believe the fraudster and give them something.. I'm not liable for whatever they gave that person. You're leaving out the most important part. Avoiding != Requiring something.
- true_religion 3y agoI think I was focusing on the fact that identity fraud ruins your credit score, so you can’t get loans and the such for yourself. To me that was akin to being ostracized because your reputation was ruined by an impersonation.
- HWR_14 3y agoBut most victims of identity theft don't have to repay the loans. They just have ruined credit scores. So I think it's an excellent analogy
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