Last year I was watching a comedian on TV talk about having his identity stolen. Someone had used his name to get credit cards, utilities and services totalling almost $90,000. And what was more incredible was he was partially liable and ended up paying most of it. He made such a huge laugh out of the whole thing though.
What I would soon realize is that my own identity would be stolen and it would be no laughing matter. So far I've lost an email account, Ebay account, had a credit card taken in my name and a cell phone taken in my name. There's a bit more to it than that, but that's as much as I'd like to explain right now. I've actually had to use my own money to pay debts that aren't mine, which takes away from my real debts that need to be paid.
I'm sure someone is laughing about this whole thing, but not me.
