t. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data matYour passport is one of the most important proofs of your identity. Many countries require you to carry you passport with you in order to enter or cross their borders. Identity thieves are well aware of the importance of passports, thus passports have become a one of their prime targets.

Authors including Frederick Forsyth (author of The Jackal) have used passport identity theft as a plot. In The Jackal, an assassin scours the cemetery for the grave of a child who was born around the same time. He then uses that name to apply for a passport. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data matc

enter or cross their borders. Identity thieves are well aware of the importance of passports, thus passports have become a one of their prime targets.

Authors including Frederick Forsyth (author of The Jackal) have used passport identity theft as a plot. In The Jackal, an assassin scours the cemetery for the grave of a child who was born around the same time. He then uses that name to apply for a passport. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data mat

e targets.

Authors including Frederick Forsyth (author of The Jackal) have used passport identity theft as a plot. In The Jackal, an assassin scours the cemetery for the grave of a child who was born around the same time. He then uses that name to apply for a passport. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data mat

l, an assassin scours the cemetery for the grave of a child who was born around the same time. He then uses that name to apply for a passport. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data matt. In the book, the story takes place in 1963 before the computer advancements of today. In today's world of computer, electronic data matching of records would make it much more difficult for an identity thief to apply for a passport since it is easier to match births and deaths.

But as many loopholes as the authorities close, identity thieves are still able to find ways to circumvent them. In a slightly different version of Forsyth's idea, identity thieves tried to use the identity of disabled individuals in New Zealand, assuming that it was unlikely for them to apply for a passport. Identity thieves believe that the "real" persons would never realize there was a passport issued in