I find it both shocking as well as telling of the larger problem that Anna Bernanke, who is the wife of Ben Bernanke (chairman of the US Federal Reserve), both carried her physical Social Security card and printed her home address and telephone number on each of her checks.

Anna and Ben Bernanke

The Bernanke family is at the top of the US government financial food chain.  They have failed to lead by example by taking the most basic of steps when it came to personal security against identity theft.

I find it shocking because the Bernanke family is highly educated,  Anna with a M.A. from Stanford University.  An individual of Anna’s educational background and intelligence should certainly be aware of and practicing simple personal financial protection techniques to avoid identity.

I find it telling of a larger problem because if an individual such as Anna Bernanke is not practicing simple personal financial protection techniques to avoid identity theft then it is very likely that neither is the general American public.

Perhaps the Bernanke’s will pass along a lesson learned the hard way to their children Joel and Alyssa who are at great risk of becoming victims of identity theft at some point in their lifetimes.

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