Compose a 1500 words essay on : Identity Theft in Dubai. Needs to be plagiarism free!Download file to see previous pages... However, there are many fake and counterfeit goods which are being sold in D

Compose a 1500 words essay on : Identity Theft in Dubai. Needs to be plagiarism free!

However, there are many fake and counterfeit goods which are being sold in Dubai's 'popular' shopping streets and markets. Therefore to ensure satisfaction after purchase, one needs to buy goods from genuine retailers only where products are accompanied with warranties from the manufacturers.

On a macro level, consumers are duped into buying counterfeit products for a false reason that they get good bargain for the false products and that they are harmless. But this unlawful trade is hurting both the local and national economies by denying genuine businesses an opportunity to trade thereby eating into already slim margins of legitimate retailers, vendors and distributors. Money obtained from this dirty business end up funding organized crime such as terrorism and drug trafficking while thousands of locals are pushed out of their jobs because genuine manufacturers can not compete with criminals in the 'fake' making and selling business. Globally, economists estimate that up to '300 Billion (AED 2,100 Billion) worth of counterfeit goods are traded annually.

Identity theft is a crime where somebody defrauds another person by pretending to be the person and uses the identity of such a person to steal money, valuables or receive undue benefits. When such a crime happens, a person whose identity has been used can suffer various consequences when held responsible for the perpetrator's actions.

Identity theft, according to the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center and other sources, can be sub-divided into five categories namely:-

1. Business/commercial identity theft i.e. using another person's business name to obtain credit,

2. criminal identity theft i.e. posing as another person when apprehended for a crime,

3. financial identity theft using another's identity to obtain goods and services,

4. identity cloning i.e. using another person's information to assume his or her identity in daily life

5. Medical identity theft i.e. using another person's information to obtain medical care or drugs.

Identity theft may be used to facilitate crimes including illegal immigration, terrorism, and espionage. Identity theft may also be a means of blackmail. There are also cases of identity cloning to attack payment systems, including online credit card processing and medical insurance.

Some individuals may masquerade as others for non-financial motivations - for illustration, to obtain honor or consideration for the victim's accomplishments. This is sometimes known as character theft in the media.

In Identity cloning and concealment, a criminal acquires personal identifiers, and then impersonates someone for the purpose of concealment from authorities. This is usually done by a person who wants to avoid arrest for crimes, is working illegally in a foreign country or is hiding from creditors or other persons. Unlike credit-dependent financial crimes, concealment can continue indefinitely without ever being detected. In such cases, the perpetrator may make the impersonation even more concealed and convincing by fraudulently obtaining documents or IDs consistent with the cloned identity.