Human trafficking often involves altering, falsifying, or stripping victims of their identities so traffickers can control and exploit them. Here are some of the ways a trafficked person’s identity may be manipulated: 1. **Fake or stolen identity documents**: Traffickers may provide victims with fake or stolen identity documents, such as passports, driver’s licenses, or social security cards, to make their identities more difficult to detect. 2. **Name or appearance change**: Traffickers may force victims to change their names, hairstyles, or appearance to make them harder to identify or return to their families. 3. **Deprivation of identity**: Traffickers may confiscate victims’ identity documents, such as passports or ID cards, to make it harder for them to escape or seek help. 4. **Creating a new identity**: Traffickers may create an entirely new identity for a victim, including a false backstory, occupation, or nationality, to make it easier for them to be sold to a new location or to a new boss. 5. **Multiple identities**: Traffickers may create multiple identities for victims to make it easier for them to be sold to different locations or used for different forms of exploitation, such as sex trafficking or forced labor. 6. **Altering documents**: Traffickers may alter or forge documents, such as birth or marriage certificates, to create a false identity or backstory. 7. **Depriving victims of family ties**: Traffickers may deprive victims of family ties and control them by impersonating family members or falsifying family documents. 8. **Using fictitious work permits**: Traffickers may obtain fictitious work permits or visas for victims to make it easier for them to be sold to a new location or used for forced labor. 9. **Altering age or nationality**: Traffickers may alter a victim’s age or nationality to make it easier for them to be sold to a different location or used for a different form of exploitation. 10. **Surveillance and control**: Traffickers may use a variety of methods to monitor and control victims, including using tracking technology, threats, or violence to prevent them from escaping or seeking help. These tactics can make it difficult for trafficked people to maintain their identities, seek help, and regain their freedom and recovery.