I always thought identity theft was something that happened to other people. Then it happened to me, a personal finance expert, someone who should have known better.
I discovered my identity had been stolen completely by accident. A random item was delivered to my house, I opened it and thought, interesting, I don’t remember ordering a solar security light system.
The paperwork was all my name and address. I assumed there had been a mistake made by the online retailer. Thankfully I called their customer services to report what I had received.
