Identity Theft Abroad
In the US, we are lucky to have the protection of laws concerning our private information and documentation. That isn’t necessarily so with foreign companies. If you are working outside the US, private information that is given to the place of business for job application or immigration purposes can be given to the highest bidder and is freely given to ANYONE requesting it. Your only protection is the integrity of the business that has your paperwork.
This should scare you. I know it scares me. I worked abroad and I am a victim of it. A private dispute with someone else has resulted in a business giving out copies of my passport and certificates to someone else. This is a huge worry of mine, especially with the rise of identity theft.
I think it’s a good idea to pay attention to who you are giving out your documents to and what they are doing with those documents. It could be that someone with less than honorable intentions is getting ahold of your documents to use in a way that might be negative for you. This is something to keep in mind when you going abroad or applying for jobs abroad.
You need to protect yourself from identity theft.
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