I have heard that ID theft is a bigger problem for people with Chinese surnames, because there aren't all that many, only about 125 in all. The Chinese use the term "Old hundred names". Plus, there seem to be more hackers that are drawn to ID theft of Chinese-surnamed people.
I recall that the old Baba Wawa show sent several people off to show how easy it was to do ID theft. They sent a Chinese couple with a credit card that had "Simon Goldberg" as the name of the cardholder, and they visited several stores in ritzy Bal Harbour and charged over $7,000 in jewelery and luxury stuff. They visited the store the next day and showed their tape to the manager. They waited several; days and then they set a couple of Black guys with a card with the surname Liu, and they ran up another $7000 in the same store.
One might think that a cashier might ask for more ID of a Chinese Goldberg, or a Black Liu, but they didn't.
They always ask everyone for a driver's license at the local Wal*Marts here, though.