| Identity Theft Can Happen To You How does it happen? Your personal information such as your social security number, banking account information, credit card numbers, calling card pins, and other types of personally identifying information can be assumed or duplicated by another with intent of receiving some type of personal gain through use of your information. Throughout US, an increasing number of people are reporting that unknown persons have stolen funds from their bank or financial accounts, or perhaps even stolen their identities altogether- and run up vast amounts of debt-even committed crimes, all while using victim's names. Unfortunately, victims might not only incur initial financial losses due to perpetrator's actions, but many times there are considerable other financial costs which are associated with trying to repair damage to their reputation and credit histories caused by perpetrator's reckless behavior. With proper information, a thief has ability to actually assume your identity and make purchases on your behalf, apply for credit applications, take out loans, mortgages, even commit crimes for which you will be issued a warrant. Most people do not even give such a crime a passing thought. After all, what does it matter to them? Until they are victim. Some telltale symptoms of identity fraud:
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