[sneri13]

It's really horrible what all this technology is really being used for. My girlfriend recently tried to refinance her home. She was declined when they did a credit check it turns out that she was a victim of identity theft. There was a mortgage and two car loans defaulted under her name as well as credit cards opened that were in default. After almost two years she finally got the mess cleared up. They never did catch the person.

The most important things to remember is always make sure any sight you use on the computer is secure and shred everything before you throw it away. Unfortunately you even need to shred what you think is junk mail because it may contain information that a theft is looking for. Another thing is to make sure that those checks that come with your credit cards are destroyed. They are valid checks and can wipe out your remaining credit on that card. The safest thing is to get a PO box so no one can steal your mail before you even see it.