I think many people underestimate how much information they share. Between online accounts, paperwork, emails, and social media, there are a lot of opportunities for personal details to end up in the wrong hands.
What would you do if someone took out a $50,000 loan in your name?
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What scares me most about stories like this is that the person responsible is sometimes someone the victim knows. People think identity theft is always a stranger on the internet, but access to personal information often comes from much closer to home.
A few years ago I found an account on my credit report that I never opened. The most frustrating part was not the money itself, it was proving I wasn't responsible. Since then I check my credit report regularly and keep records of everything related to my finances.
The time required to fix the problem sounds almost as bad as the financial damage itself.
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