I went to apply online for a passport which I have done before. The site looked official but it turned out to be a "processing" or as they call it a "proofreading" site. Not only was I charged for nothing and the application contained errors, they asked for data which far exceeds the information requested by the Federal government. I am very concerned about identity theft, the fact they have my credit card information and in gathering data, they also gathered data about other members of my family.
This is extremely dangerous.