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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their, children Sasha, right, and Malia, second from left, walk back to the White House in this 2009 file photo. AP<\/p><\/div>\n

WASHINGTON\u2014The Secret Service is charged with protecting the president, but who’s watching his wallet?<\/p>\n\n

When his\u00a0credit\u00a0card\u00a0was declined last month while dining in New York, President Barack \u00a0Obama wondered if he had become a victim of identity theft.<\/p>\n\n

“It turned out, I guess I don’t use it enough,”\u00a0Obama\u00a0said Friday at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.<\/p>\n\n

“They thought there was some fraud going on,” he said, chatting while announcing a government plan to tighten security for debit\u00a0cards\u00a0that transfer federal benefits like pension payments to millions of Americans.<\/p>\n\n

“I was trying to explain to the waitress ‘No, I really think that I’ve been paying my bills.'”<\/p>\n\n

Fortunately first lady Michelle\u00a0Obama\u00a0was able to whip out a\u00a0credit\u00a0card\u00a0they could use.<\/p>\n\n

Identity theft is a growing problem and an estimated 100 million Americans have been affected by security breaches in the past year at retailers like Target and Home Depot.<\/p>\n\n

“Even I’m affected by this,” he said.<\/p>\n

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