Woman Steals Daughter's Identity To Become High School Cheerleader

Over the years, we've shared with you a number of bizarre examples of identity theft . This latest case just in from the I can't believe it really happened file adds a whole new twist. It seems a 33 year old Wisconsin mother always really wanted to have become a high school cheerleader. By stealing her teenager daughter's identity , the mother's lifelong dream became true - almost. "Wendy Brown enrolled in a high school saying she was 15-years-old. According to reports, Brown attended cheerleading practices, had her own locker, and went to a party at the coach's house. She was finally caught after the check she wrote for $134.50 to pay her cheerl eading uniform bounced causing people to look at her a little more closely and ask questions." I guess the mom figured no one would notice her age difference?!! You may ask, what about the daughter & her teenage friends noticing? Well, the 15 year old daughter lives out of state with her grandmother and evidently had no idea mom was impersonating her. So, our tip for today is to guard well your personal identity and to be on the watch for unfortunately scandalous relatives who like the Wisconsin mother, hold no limits to committing fraud in someone else's good name. PS: Make sure to be a good relative or friend and share this latest identity theft prevention tip. Also, to receive automatic, spam free updates of future identity theft secrets , check out our easy subscriber options in the upper left hand of this page. This article may be published in it's entirety on your site. Article courtesy of

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