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Why you should act NOW to get protected.
Can you actually prevent identity theft?
Is monitoring my credit enough?
What are the biggest misconceptions about identity theft?
It's likely the greatest threat you face today to your personal privacy and your financial security.
- More than 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. now victims of identity theft. (FTC)
- Stolen identities of children under 18 has become commonplace.
- You are 40 times more likely to have your identity stolen than to have your house burglarized.
- You are more likely to become a victim of identity theft than you are to be in a car accident or develop heart disease. (2000 Census; 2004 Bureau of Transportation Statistics; 2006 FTC Report)
- Someone's identity is stolen 19,178 times per day. That's 799 times per hour, 13.3 times a minute.
- Credit card companies
- Hospitals, doctors
- Insurance companies
- Retail stores
- Accountants/Tax Preparers
- Banks
- Mortgage companies
- Schools
- Your home computer
- And more
Since January of 2005 over 165 million records containing personal information such as social security numbers, drivers licenses, date of birth, etc. were lost or stolen from companies, organizations and agencies nationwide? That's 55% of the total US population!
Credit monitoring does nothing to prevent identity theft. If all you do is monitor for credit fraud, you are missing the most important keys to catching identity theft early on before it becomes a massive problem for you. You need to monitor every potential area besides your credit if you want to catch the thief early on. Here's the problem with just watching for signs of credit fraud:
- Credit reports are just snapshots of only one of the forms of identity theft.
- The information you see on your credit report is 60 - 90 days late. By the time you see anything suspicious on your credit report, the thief has already become you.
- Many lenders or creditors do not report to the credit bureaus! Thieves know how to work the system.
Placing a fraud alert on your credit to "lock" it down - doesn't work! Believe it or not, up to 50% of the time credit is still issued to the thief. This is because much of the time, creditors don't check credit records before issuing credit! If you have good credit already with a company they may just issue an additional credit line without consulting your credit report.
Thieves play the odds knowing that in many cases they'll get approved for credit in your name even though you might have placed a fraud alert on your credit.
Unfortunately, no. Don't be fooled by the misleading ads and false promises for preventing Identity Theft!
With so much of your personal information floating around on computer databases all over the world, it's impossible to prevent your personal information from being stolen and landing in the hands of a thief.
The reality is that identity thieves can find your personal information in many places that are out of your control. So while you can't actually prevent your personal information from getting stolen, you can protect yourself against the devastating consequences of identity theft. This is why you need whole identity theft protection with iDefend.
In addition to the protection you get with iDefend, there are some things you can do things to keep thieves from stealing your personal information from your home, your garbage, your computer, etc.
- Be sure you shred all your bills and other papers with personal information.
- Keep your personal computer well protected from cyber-crooks. This is the new frontier of crime. Enroll in a professional computer security service to manage your Internet security for you. Most people don't have the time or the expertise to properly manage their computer security.
- Don't carry your social security card with you
- Don't fall for Internet or phone scams asking you for your personal information.
- Keep all personal information documents such as tax returns hidden in a home safe.
Only 1 in 700 identity thieves are ever caught. If the thief is not caught - chances are that they will come back and use your identity again at a later time.
With iDefend, we coordinate with law enforcement agencies in an effort to track down and prosecute the identity thief. This is critical to preventing repeat identity thefts. By giving law enforcement an upper hand, we are able to help catch 1 in 20 identity thieves! We don't just monitor and restore identities, we actually assist the police, district attorney's, etc. to find and put identity thieves behind bars.
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About the 30 Day Risk Free Trial:
We are committed to providing raving fan service to our customers. Upon signing up for your iDefend plan, your identity protection immediately begins. If you are not satisfied with your service for any reason during your first 30 days, you may cancel your service for a full refund without any further obligation or early termination charges.
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The world leader in Whole Identity Protection.
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