Why do people clone identities and how do they choose their victims?

Why do people clone identities and how do they choose their victims?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: Why do people clone identities and how do they choose their victims?; What are signs I might be a victim of identity cloning? and more...

Identity cloners are generally people who are hiding out. They are either previously convicted criminals, people running from the law, or unfortunately, some people who are simply just mentally ill. Identity cloners are often looking for people who are deceased, young people who have been deceased, and then they'll take their social security numbers and they'll actually begin to live as that person. Otherwise they're looking for people who have licenses, professional licenses such as doctors and lawyers, even law enforcement and firemen, someone of some form of a status where they can use that identity to open up even more doors to clone even more identities.