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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 #4,250 - Unlucky Lottery

case 4250 One day Venison Turner Jr. was just an ordinary man. The next day he won the lottery. When Maine’s Morning Sentinel called to run a story on Turner he gladly accommodated. Little did he know his luck was about to change. The Sentinel published a picture of Turner’s winning lottery ticket as well as the paperwork filed with the Maine Lottery. Clearly visible in the picture was Turner’s address and social security number, enough information for even an amateur identity thief to turn into gold. Your information may not be actually published like Turner’s, but for some expert thieves, it might as well be.*

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A thief uses the information of a man with an almost identical name to get away with criminal activity for nearly 10 years.

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The story of Joshua, a 12-year-old boy whose stolen identity left him responsible for unpaid income taxes.

*Read the Full Story Here: www.lotterypost.com/news/152791