Identity Theft! How it happens

· Thieves scour your trashcan, looking for straight cut or unshredded papers.
· They steal your mail or your wallet.
· They listen to your conversations with others.
· They manipulate you to share your personal information over the phone.
· They buy the information from someone who stole it.
· They steal it from old loan or credit card applications, hospital records or even fish it out of dumpsters outside of businesses that have your information on file.
· They steal it from your computer.