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There is no real way to prevent someone from stealing your identity or swiping financial and personal information, unless you have no bank accounts, credit cards or Social Security number.

Let’s deal with the good news. Consumers can take certain solid steps to protect themselves, to make identity theft less likely and to make their financial data less vulnerable. "There’s no slam dunk, 100 percent way to prevent identity theft," said Adam Levin, a former New Jersey Consumer Affairs director and chairman of Identity Theft 911, an Arizona company that provides advice, education and assistance about how to recover from identity theft. "The best people can do is mitigate their risk." Several steps can protect against identity theft — Newsday.com