It is still identity theft. You are using someone elses identity.

Identity theft is identity theft. There are no black and white issues. When someone using another SSN or any other identifying information for whatever reason they are technically stealing their identity.

The issue comes when trying to enforce it by law. In most cases it is difficult to enforce small incidents, but it can be done and it would not be worth the risk.

The use of an identity other than your own even if you have no intent to cheat someone monetarily is still fraud. My uncle discovered that someone bought a pickup with his name and paid it off in a year (raising my uncle’s credit rating in the process) but still committed a crime by passing himself off as my uncle. Our identity, our name, is the ONLY thing we truly posses. Stealing that from a person even with no other malicious intent is a crime.

It is considered identity theft and it is against the law. I hope that you are not considering doing this or know of anyone who is thinking about it.

Technically what you are describing is not identity theft, it is Fraud and Misrepresentation, which can be classified as felonies depending on how severe. I would strongly recommend not doing what you plan to do, as you could very well wind up in prison.

Yes, very illegal. Don’t do it, it won’t be worth it.

But it IS intent to defraud… you are defrauding the company by using FRAUDULENT information to obtain its services.

Identity theft, no. Fraud and perjury, YES.

Yes and I would strongly suggest not doing this. Identity theft is taken very seriously these days.

Yes. It is illegal to use anyone identy than your own.