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43% of identity theft occurs from a stolen wallet, checkbook, credit card, billing statement, or other physical document.

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Case #479,190 - Joshua Sude

case 479190 Joshua Sude was in the tenth grade when he received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) claiming that he owed hundreds of dollars in income taxes. As it turns out, his Social Security Number was used to obtain four different jobs in three cities under two different names. Joshua’s mother finally contacted the IRS to determine how it was possible for Joshua to be working at a fish company and two fast food restaurant chains all before his twelfth birthday. It took her quite a while to clear up the matter, as she waited endlessly in a line full of people with similar identity theft issues.*

Divorce Data

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A young computer-savvy thief utilizes a government database of divorce records to steal the identity information of a number of people.

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Software and “key catchers” can easily be installed on your computer and aid thieves in stealing your information.

*Story from Los Angeles Daily News, June 2006