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New York Identity Theft Laws<\/h1>\n
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In an era where an individual’s personal identifying information is of increasing importance and value, the prevalence of identity theft<\/a> is logical, yet frightening at the same time. A person commits the most basic form of identity theft in New York when he or she "knowingly and with intent to defraud<\/a>" assumes another person’s identity and with that identity:<\/p>\n