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"This fraud destroyed my life." Man ends up with criminal record after ID was stolen
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this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2025
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I wonder...
Since I got arrested once for a fight at highschool (self defence btw), and got fingerprinted. And since they fingerprint you every time you get arrested (I assume that's what they do, right?) Anyone impersonating me would actually get found out, since their fingerprints wouldn't match the record...
So actually, if you already got arrested before, you're immune to identity thiefs using your name to commit crimes...
Right?
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(Shitty Life Pro Tips: Get arrested for a minor offense to make you immune to identity theft?)
Alternatively, do an fbi background check at your local post office, or get a passport and they'll capture the same biometrics.
Wait really? I got my first US passport when I was under 18 and um...
I don't quite remember ever getting fingerprinted...
They should fingerprint you. Same as when you get a TSA precheck or global entry thing. There's a meeting they have to do, in a passports case, usually at the post office, where they take your fingerprints as a part of the biometrics.
It's pretty universal for holding a passport in most countries IIRC.
It's possible that never happened, but they took my fingerprints both with a passport, my Global Entry, and a DOJ/FBI background check (this one I know takes your fingerprints for sure, had to get a few of these done for work related reasons).