Anyone Is Capable Of Criminal Identity Theft

In the small town I live in there was a man who had developed a sort of celebrity status for his accomplishments in sport. Since our town is small it was a big deal to have a sports champion not only from our town but also still living in our town. He opened a business and it was a big deal. It made the newspapers for days and even got on the regional television news.

His status as a sports hero made his business very popular and even I was a customer of his for a very long time. Then one day the hero was taken to jail and his business was quickly sold to the highest bidder. It turns out that he financed his new and successful business by using criminal identity theft methods. He would steal people's identity, buy products with the fake credit, sell those products, and built up his cash reserves in that way. Needless to say we were all concerned because he had so many of our credit card numbers. But we turned out to be safe and he went to jail for criminal identity theft.

The point of this story is that anyone is capable of criminal identity theft and just because you feel like you trust someone does not mean you should give them your personal information. In times of desperation some people will resort to almost anything to get the money they need and criminal identity theft is just one way people will use to finance their dreams. Unfortunately their dreams come at the cost of your identity and that is criminal identity theft and that is something you want to make sure you stay as far away from as possible.

So What Can You Do?

While you should always be on the look out for criminal identity theft activity you cannot live your life in fear. Always be vigilant and always be on the look out for odd behavior. Regularly check your credit reports with the various credit agencies and report any suspicious activity in your accounts. Talk with your credit companies to make sure that there are safeguards in place to protect you from criminal identity theft.

Even the most upstanding of citizens is capable of criminal identity theft so always be on guard for your own safety and don't let anyone make you a victim of criminal identity theft regardless of how popular they are.