Effective and Efficient Means to Prevent and Minimize Identity and Identity Cards Theft, Criminal Vices and Unauthorized Access to Places in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper is a theoretical review of the major crimes leading to identity and identity cards fraud, criminal vice, unauthorized access of strangers in organizations and homes, effective and efficient means to minimize these problems in Nigeria. The paper provides prevention techniques that have been offered to people and business (e.g. schools and organizations). In addition, the paper reviews literature and summarizes the most effective and efficient means for people and business to protect Nigerians against ID theft, criminal vice, unauthorized access of strangers in organizations and homes. Identity (ID) theft is unauthorized obtaining of others confidential information in order to misuse it. ID theft is one of the major problems that impose billions of Naira’s annually on people and businesses in Nigeria. Inception of ID theft in Nigeria is due to some basic factors such as political, social, economic and technological. This paper examines different types of frauds that are the major results of ID theft, prevention techniques and panacea which is the use of biometric to the problem of ID and ID cards theft in Nigeria. This paper also examines prevention technique against unauthorized access of strangers.