Play it safe to keep thieves from staking claim to your identity
Most potential victims suspect nothing

 
By Penny Cockerell
Published: July 2, 2007

While most folks slept, a pair of Bonnie and Clyde -like thieves cruised Nichols Hills and other affluent neighborhoods, picking homes where they thought residents with good credit ratings lived.

The pair jotted down addresses then enlisted the help of a credit bureau employee, who armed them with a credit bureau laptop and password. They matched addresses with names and Social Security numbers. Those few detai...


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