If you’ve seen the identity theft commercials on television — the one that portrays the big guy sitting on the couching talking with a cheerleader’s voice or the one with the little old lady with the voice of a gangster — it can be hard not to laugh. But is identity theft really a laughing matter?

Not An Accurate Portrayal
Sure, everyone enjoys a good laugh, but perhaps we shouldn’t be laughing at identity theft. After all, identity theft is scarier (and oftentimes more involved) than these commercials let on and no matter what the company running these commercials wants you to think, carrying one credit card over another one isn’t going to lower your chances of falling victim to the crime. Is Identity Theft Really Like the Commercials Show It?