Another way IDs can be stolen is having the same password for more than one internet site. There's been a lot of phishing scams on Facebook and Twitter to steal passwords. If someone uses the same password on PayPal as they do for Facebook - guess what - they can empty your PayPal account. if you post a lot of personal information about yourself in the interenet, criminals can create a profile of you, your travel and spending habits, where you live and lots more. That's why I hate Facebook and things like Foursquare and Blippy. It makes things easy for criminals who would steal your ID. Did you shop at TJ Maxx or Marshalls? A lot of people had their personal info and credit cards stolen when they had the huge data breach. Even some healthcare institutions have had data breaches with peoples' personal and medical info stolen.
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