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Most people think identity theft means someone gets into a bank account or starts charging things to a credit card you already use. But there is another kind of identity theft that can be much harder to spot. A criminal can use your name, Social Security number, birthdate or other personal information to open a brand-new account in your name. And this problem is growing fast. Javelin Strategy & Research found that the number of new-account fraud victims jumped 31% in 2025, rising from 4.2 mi