identity theft: If it can happen to Ben, it can happen to you.... - 08/29/09 03:08 PM
I thought it was interesting that a story in the paper was about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife were the victims of identity theft recently.
Anna Bernanke's purse was stolen at a Capitol Hill Starbucks in August 2008. In her purse was her Social Security card, checkbook, credit cards, and identification cards.
Maybe it's different for women or power figures, but I certainly don't carry my Social Security card around. Nor my checkbook for that matter. I haven't written a check in years. My credit cards, debit cards, and online accounts took the place of checks.
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