Have you seen those LifeLock ads with Todd Davis showing the number on his social security card? Well, that really is his social security number. He puts it on TV and on the LifeLock website to show how well the LifeLock system works.
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes.
According to the FTC Identity Theft survey from 2006 (the most recent available):
- Ten percent of all victims reported out-of-pocket expenses of $1,200 or more. For the New Accounts & Other Frauds category, the top 10 percent of the victims incurred expenses of at least $3,000, and the top 5 percent incurred expenses of at least $5,000. One-quarter of victims in the New Accounts & Other Frauds category reported paying out-of-pocket expenses of at least $1,000.
- Victims of all types of ID theft spent hours of their time resolving the various problems that result from ID theft. The median value for the number of hours spent resolving problems by all victims was 4. However, 10 percent of all victims spent at least 55 hours resolving their problems. The top 5 percent of victims spent at least 130 hours.
What does LifeLock do to protect your identity?
As the industry leader in the rapidly growing field of Identity Theft Protection, Lifelock can help you protect your identity from being stolen. They serve tens of thousands of consumers in every state of the union, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Their service starts with:
- Reducing junk mail and pre-approved credit offers
- Ordering your credit reports from all 3 credit bureaus and have them mailed to you
- Setting a Fraud Alert on your credit file and renew it every 90 days
Hassling with lost or stolen wallets is no longer a problem with WalletLock™. If ever your wallet goes missing, just call LifeLock – anytime, anywhere – and a WalletLock specialist will help you contact each credit card, bank or document issuing company, cancel your affected accounts and complete the paperwork and steps necessary to replace your lost documents*, including your credit/debit cards, driver’s license, social security card, insurance cards, checkbook – even travelers checks – at no additional cost.
They’ll also help you shut down potential identity threats fast with our identity monitoring package:
- eRecon™ scours known criminal websites for the illegal selling or trading of your personal information (including your Social Security number, credit card number, driver’s license and email address, if provided) and informs you when something is found.
- TrueAddress™ notifies you when we detect any new address information associated with your name in address databases nationwide. This helps alert you if a criminal has changed your address to steal mail and obtain your financial information.
LifeLock is SO sure of their service that they have a $1,000,000 guarantee… you’ll need to read the whole guarantee yourself, but it is impressive.
Not bad for less than $10 bucks a month.
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