Why steal your identity when all scammers need is a synthetic you?

Identity theft was once fairly easy. Watch someone's mailbox for a credit card offer, then send it in with a new address; discover something like your Social Security number, then route that money to their bank account. There were lots of ways.

But now there's a new one -- a fabricated synthetic identity. It's you without really being you. It can take your money in a quick hit or drain your money slowly.

In this episode, we'll tell you how it's done and what -- if anything -- you can do about it.

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