Protection From Identity Theft

The number of cases of identity theft is skyrocketing. 10 years ago, it was an unheard of crime, but as technology has advanced, it has become easier for criminals to take advantage of technology that makes identity theft even easier. I’ll bet you didn’t know that a criminal only needs access to a copy of your birth certificate or a lost driver’s license to charge up thousands of dollars in your name.

There are ways to fight identity theft. Credit reporting agencies give you tools to keep people from getting credit under your name without your permission, but these locks are cumbersome to put on. That’s where Lifelock comes in. They can put a lock on your credit file and keep it in place so if someone applies for credit under your name, you will know right away. They also send you out a free credit report on a regular basis so that you know exactly what’s on your credit report at any time.

Best of all, Life Lock has a $1 million dollar service guarantee so that you don’t have to worry about taking a financial hit from identity thieves.

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