I have a friend who recently purchased a home. Shortly after that time, he discovered charges being added to his credit cards. He isn't a big online shopper, so we ruled out the possibility of his being careless with his information online somewhere.

To make a long story short, after a police and credit card fraud department investigation, he found out that his identity had been stolen somewhere in the process of buying his property. He wasn't anywhere near the internet when his identity was stolen.

There are many people who are terrified of the very thought of shopping online, but online shopping offers many benefits that you won