references and resources Don’t:  Identity theft and driver licence fraud  Protecting you from fraud  152 • Altering a driver’s licence or identification card. • Using or possessing a fictitious or invalid driver’s licence or  identification card. • Allowing someone else to use or possess your driver’s licence  or identification card. • Using or possessing a driver’s licence or identification card  that belongs to someone else. • Assisting someone to fraudulently obtain or attempt to obtain  a driver’s licence or identification card in the ways mentioned  above. • Make false or misleading statements, failing to disclose  required information, presenting fraudulent records or  fraudulently using records to obtain or in attempting to  obtain a driver’s licence or identification card. • lend your licence to anyone else  • ever use a licence that isn’t valid  • alter your licence in any way. Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in North  America. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal  information without your knowledge or consent to commit  a crime, such as fraud or theft. Victims of identity theft suffer  financial losses, a poor credit rating and a damaged reputation.  A driver’s licence has become a universally accepted and  trusted form of identification. If your driver’s licence is stolen,  obtained fraudulently, scanned or faked, it can be used as a tool for committing crime.  You can’t entirely control whether you become a victim of  identity theft, but you can take steps to minimize your risk. There’s a tough penalty to help protect you from people who  commit driver’s licence and identification card fraud. People  who commit these offences now face fines of between $400  and $20,000, up to six months in prison, or both. Offences  covered by the law include: