identity theft
noun /aɪˈdentəti θeft/
/aɪˈdentəti θeft/
(also identity fraud
[uncountable, countable] /aɪˈdentəti frɔːd/
/aɪˈdentəti frɔːd/
)- using 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
身份盗窃（利用别人的名字、个人信息等获得信用卡、其他物品或从别人的账户中提取现金等） - Victims of identity theft can find themselves saddled with false criminal records.
身份盗窃的受害者会发现自己背负着虚假的犯罪记录。 - The number of identity thefts in Britain rose to 42 029 last year.
去年，英国的身份盗窃案上升到42 029起。
Collocations DictionaryIdentity theft is used before these nouns:- victim
- Victims of identity theft can find themselves saddled with false criminal records.