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• Steal wallets and purses containing your identification
• Steal your mail, including your bank and credit card statements
• Rummage through your trash to get your personal data
• Find personal information in your home
• Use personal information you share on the Internet
• Scam you, often by email, by posing as legitimate companies
• Steal files or bribe employees who have access to files with your information
• Obtain your credit report by posing as a landlord or employer
• Request a copy of your birth certificate from the county recorder’s office