Hey guys! I watched a movie on Identity Theft the other day in Online A which wasn't half bad to be honest and here is some feedback!

The mistake that Nancy Trejos made that caused her to be a victim of identity theft was purchasing with a debt card. The problem with this was once someone gets your information and buys items you may not be reimbursed with all the money you lost. I feel identity theft is a more common problem these days because of the fact that it is extremely easy to access information with all the purchases made online or over the phone today.

The documents or personal belongings a person would have to obtain to steal ones identity are, your Social Security number, drivers license, Credit card number or financial documents from your trash or mailbox. Good ways to protect yourself from identity theft are, avoid caring around any identification with you social security number on it, shred financial documents and check your credit report regularly. Also just use standard common sense. Never give out personal information over the computer or phone without knowing who you’re giving it too and stop and check to see what you have in your wallet before leaving the house in case it does get stolen so you are aware of the information a person would get if they obtained your wallet.

When identity theft is committed I feel the person who is to blame is the person who stole the identity. It is most defiantly not the fault of the person whose identity was stolen no one would purposely bring that upon themselves. The thief should not be running off with other people’s personal information and committing fraud. It’s unnecessary and rude. Not to mention illegal!!