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The Michelle Brown Story Identity Theft
It is scary to think how easily one's identity can be stolen. It was extremely eye opening while watching " The Michelle Brown Story" how fast someone can access your personal information. During the movie Michelle brought paper work with her personal information on it to a loan company and instantly the secretary was able to use Michelle's information to make personal purchases. I found it interesting that the police didn't seem to think that Michelle's identity theft was a big deal. The police didn't even have the instinct that Connie, the woman who stole Michelle's identity, had created a license with Connie's face on it but Michelle's name on it.

An interesting fact I learned from the movie is that identity theft is the fastest growing

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