You are buying milk from the grocery store. As you swipe your credit card, an ear-piercing beep sounds. You try again, but the same thing happens. The total was only $4.16, so you decide to just pay with cash but are still confused. A week later, you are at the airport getting ready to go to Paris. As you show them your passport, the TSA gives you a gruesome look. Then he tells you, “This same person just flew out two hours ago.” You panic because you have now concluded your problem. Someone stole your Identity! This is actually a real life situation and happens to many people. To prepare for it, we need to know how it can happen, if you are a victim, and how to prevent it. There are many different ways that ID theft can happen, and it’s
