We saw this not long ago on MSN.
Forged ID: Brad Pitt’s Photo, Arabic Name
Jun 29, 10:57 AM EST
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Jordanian salesman who tried to use an identity card with Brad Pitt‘s photo was on trial in the Emirates, a newspaper reported Thursday.The 29-year-old salesman allegedly forged the card with the Hollywood actor’s picture and an Arabic name in an attempt to steal more than $22,000 left unclaimed at an exchange house where his brother worked as a teller, according to a report in the daily Gulf News.
The man, who told police he did not know who Brad Pitt was, said in court Wednesday that he downloaded the photo from the Internet, the newspaper reported. Police were reportedly alerted by an informant.
Dubai’s public prosecutors charged the man with forgery and embezzlement. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office was not immediately able to comment on the trial.
Okay, so this guy is even more of an imbecile than your average imbecile. But not all identity thieves are this stupid. Not all identity thieves try to pass themselves off as Brad Pitt. The smarter identity thieves try to pass them off as someone like…well..you. The not only snatch your photo, but they can grab your more vitali information as well, including your social security number. And that opens the door to a whole lot of things, none of them pleasant for you.
You could be spending years trying to untangle yourself from identity theft. It could mess up your credit for a long, long time and in many ways ruin your good name and reputation. To protect yourself run your Social Security Trace in your name. For a few bucks the SSN Trace will tell you if there is someone else’s name attached to your own Social Security Number. The Social Security Trace is a short and easy step for long term peace of mind.
