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Identity creation
'''Identity creation''' is the process of creating a new personal identity or alias for an existing person.

It is commonly employed:

*As part of [[witness protection]] program (such as the [[United States Federal Witness Protection Program]])
*In order to place [[covert policing|police]] or [[secret agent]]s in deep cover.
*In order to commit [[fraud]].

It differs from [[identity theft]] in that the new identity is not one previously existing.

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[[Category:Identification]]

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