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My dad was a victim a few years ago. They shred everything, and don't put any info on their computer. They got a call from a detective in Glendale. Some guy had my dad's name (though the last name was missing a letter) and his social. He was caught opening a credit account at Home Depot. Before he got caught he racked up all sorts of things at Sears, Montgomery Wards and funniest of all was the $2700 at Banana Republic. picturing my dad in Banana Republic, with his crew cut and handlebar mustache just cracks me up.
He ended up with over $20,000 in charges. It took my mom over a year to get things sorted out.
I hate that with ID theft you are guilty until you can prove yourself innocent.
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