In many countries, financial crimes involving identity theft is increasing. What are the causes of this trend, and what effect does identity theft have on the victims involved? Give reasons for your answer, and provide ideas and examples from your own experience.

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With the advancement of technology, we are enjoying comfortable lives, but the deception of swindle is evolving every day. The aim of
this
essay is to explore the main causes of these catastrophes and elucidate some impacts on our lives.
First
of all, the main reason why people get fraud is that we neglect our
ID
cards
. Identification
cards
are very important in modern society as we could prove our assets, qualifications and even ourselves.
However
, people easily copy and scan these important
cards
, and keep them on the internet. Some studies show the majority of frauds are conducted by computer hackers as they could steal important information through emails or SNSs etc.
Besides
, as their methods are advancing every day, if we fail to keep our secrets, we are easily becoming their prey.
Secondly
, there are devastating effects, if we are involved with identity crimes. Most of all, if they could get our IDs, they might borrow money from the bank and spend it.
Consequently
, we will lose our credits, and if we once lose credibility in
this
society it will take a long time to recover from it.
For instance
, I've read some articles
from
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the newspapers that some victims who lost their
ID
cards
became bankrupt as the thieves counterfeited the original IDs and sold them to others. In conclusion, it is a catastrophic event if we get fraud
ID
theft. We have to keep in mind how much
ID
cards
are important and keep them safe the government
also
promote and helps people not to have miserable situations.
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