We're Number 2!
No, I'm not referring to the fact that my softball team won second place in the 2006 Corporate Challenge tournament last Saturday (although we did, a fact to which my sore throwing arm and aching legs still attest). I'm talking about the state of Nevada. Proportionally we're the number 2 state in which you are most likely to have your identity stolen.
Battle Born!
Battle Born!
posted by Yukon Sully | 10:52 AM
3 Comments:
Sully,
I'm curious. As a lawyer who works in the courtroom, do you see a lot of identity theives? I worked as a bank manager for several years, and "identity theft" just didn't seem that common unless you really broadened what it meant to commit identity theft. I never really thought forging checks should count, simply because people will always try that, especially addicts. But "Identity Theft" seems like such a dubious thing, and I always sort of thought it was used by the media as a form of scaremongering which would, of course, eventually lead to a national ID card.
I am assuming that you aren't on the City of Reno team...if so, I despise you as you beat us in the CC :)
Otherwise...wish I would have known you were there! Would have watched a game or two! :)
David
mrjerz,
"identity theft" is actually a very nebulous term; it can be anything from very sophisticated electronic fraud to simply trying to pass yourself off as your brother when you get pulled over for a DUI. I see all kinds, but in my particular realm (I rarely deal with felonies) the very low-tech kind is the most common. The sort of identity theft that the article I linked to is talking about is the more sophisticated variety. You'll note that while Nevada is proportionally second on the list, the actual number of cases is below 3,000. While identity theft is definitely a problem--victims suffer for years trying to undo the damage--it's not as widespread as some people fear, at least in my experience.
David,
I can neither confirm nor deny that I played for the very talented and very sore City of Reno softball team. I can, however, confirm that my claim that I am trying to remain anonymous is looking more and more dubious by the moment.
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