What is Synthetic Identity Fraud? - Money Tip Tuesday

<p style="text-align:left;">Do you know that identity thieves don’t need to steal your entire identity to use your information? </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Sometimes a single piece of information is all they need to build a whole new identity in a practice known as synthetic identity fraud. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Links: </p> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>Learn more about Triangle's <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/personal/accounts/betterchecking'>Better Checking</a> account with IDProtect*</li> <li>Have a Better Checking account? Register now at <a href='https://www.idprotectme247.com/sec/'>idprotectme247.com</a>. <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/contact'>Contact</a> Triangle CU with any questions on getting set up.</li> <li>Learn more about the Big Three credit bureaus: <a href='https://www.experian.com/'>Experian</a>, <a href='https://www.equifax.com/'>Equifax</a>, <a href='https://www.transunion.com/'>TransUnion</a></li> <li>Follow our <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pg/MakingMoneyPersonalPodcast/posts/?ref=page_internal'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneypersonal/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/TCUpodcastMMP'>Twitter</a> pages!</li> <li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>Triangle Credit Union</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:left;">Transcript:</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal podcast.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Experian.com mentions that synthetic identity fraud is one of the fastest growing types of financial crimes out there. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">This type of identity fraud is when someone steals an identifying piece of information, typically, a social security number, and they use it with other information they’ve made up to create an entirely new identity.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">There are many ways a thief can get social security numbers, with one of the most popular places being the dark web. Once they get