It’s a horrible feeling. When you realize that you are a victim of identity theft, your whole world turns upside down. It is as though someone has invaded your privacy - which is in fact what they have done.You are shocked. then the shock transforms itself into rage. How dare they! This is my money and I worked hard for it! The problem is that it is not that easy to get back at the thief. At best you can make the effort to fix up the disaster and put systems in place to prevent it happening again. The reality of life after identity theft.