Sean McGowan renewed his membership at Bargain Barn. Shortly after renewing the card, Sean started receiving calls from collection agencies claiming that he owed money. He quickly learned that another Sean McGowan also owned a Bargain Barn card and missed many payments. Bargain Barn had linked Sean's personal information with the other Sean McGowan's personal information. Sean experienced
A) buyer's remorse.
B) database fraud
C) information trafficking
D) identity theft

Question

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Identity theft is obtaining private information about a person, such as Social Security number and/or credit card number, and using that information for illegal purposes, such as buying things with it.

Sean McGowan Renewed His Membership at Bargain Barn