Corporate Identity Crime Definitions


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Corporate Identity Crime Definitions

The following definitions have been developed by the Identity Fraud Steering Committee.

Corporate Identity Crime is a generic term for Corporate Identity Theft, committing Corporate Identity Fraud or creating a False Corporate Identity.

False Corporate Identity is:

(a)	a corporate identity that has been created using fictitious details with the intention of using it for fraudulent purposes; or
(b)	an existing (i.e. genuine) corporate identity that has been altered with the intention of using it for fraudulent purposes.

Corporate Identity Theft occurs when sufficient information about a corporate identity is obtained to facilitate Corporate Identity Fraud.

Corporate Identity Fraud occurs when a False Corporate Identity or another company’s identity details are used to support unlawful activity.

Notes

(i) The definitions:

(a) are for use in assessing the extent of Identity Crime;
(b) are not legal definitions and are not tied to specific criminal offences.

(ii) Examples of Corporate Identity Fraud include using a False Corporate Identity or another company’s identity details for commercial, economic or monetary gain; or obtaining goods or information; or obtaining access to facilities or services.