Alaina is diligent about checking her monthly statements for all her accounts, financial and otherwise. She notices some charges for pharmaceuticals that she had not purchased. Which type of theft does this scenario represent?

Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses another person’s identity to obtain medical goods or services, such as prescription drugs. Alaina sees pharmaceutical charges she did not make, so this is medical identity theft. Financial identity theft would involve misuse of her identity to access money or credit.

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