Phishing

Identity theft is a terrible thing and it is mostly caused by guys that are called Phishers. These people send you fake emails from like your bank or paypal. With these they try to get you to realease personal information which they use to steal your identity. This is a form of theft obviously, but it takes a lot of smarts on one end and a large lack of smarts on the other for them to just give out personal information. So make sure to check your emails before you start giving out information.