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"This fraud destroyed my life." Man ends up with criminal record after ID was stolen
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I wonder...
Since I got arrested once for a fight at highschool (self defence btw), and got fingerprinted. And since they fingerprint you every time you get arrested (I assume that's what they do, right?) Anyone impersonating me would actually get found out, since their fingerprints wouldn't match the record...
So actually, if you already got arrested before, you're immune to identity thiefs using your name to commit crimes...
Right?
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(Shitty Life Pro Tips: Get arrested for a minor offense to make you immune to identity theft?)
Alternatively, do an fbi background check at your local post office, or get a passport and they'll capture the same biometrics.
Wait really? I got my first US passport when I was under 18 and um...
I don't quite remember ever getting fingerprinted...
They probably had you hold your fingers up to a small scanner if you turned 18 in the past 20ish years, not ink and paper fingerprinted you.