Criminals use your information to add charges to your existing credit card/debit card, open up new credit cards in your name, write bad checks using your name or bank account number, take out a loan in your name, and even use your name to set up utility and phone services. They can use your name and address to apply for jobs, to give to police if being questioned or arrested, to rent houses or apartments, and to order government identification items such as a driver’s license with their photograph instead of yours.