Identity theft is hitting young consumers hardChicago Tribune Sun, 02 Apr 2006 8:27 AM PDTBy now, we've all heard about identity theft. But some of us are more vulnerable to the crime than others. Battling identity-theft bills stuck in HouseThe Columbus Dispatch Sun, 02 Apr 2006 4:20 AM PDTWASHINGTON — Proposed safeguards against identity theft could fall by the wayside this year because Congress can’t decide between rival data-security bills. Identity Theft: More and More People Are Falling VictimSouthern Pines Pilot Sun, 02 Apr 2006 5:04 AM PDTAnyone can be a victim of identity theft. Just ask Sheriff Lane Carter. His wife had her identity stolen by a woman in New York. A woman who coincidentally has the same name as Carter’s s wife, Anita, managed to co-sign for a car and get several credit cards in Carter’s name.