Lifelock puts fraud alerts on all three major credit bureaus, removes your name from direct mail lists and offers for free credit cards, and junk mailing list. Our system allows you to have control over your personal information while "locking" out thieves from trying to use it. It's easy, it's safe and it's guaranteed. Don't let anyone try to convince you that dealing with a problem is better than stopping it before it becomes one.
Identity theft has been labeled by the Federal Trade Commission as one of the fastest growing crimes in the U.S., and everyday there are headlines in papers around the world about information and identities stolen.
The LifeLock identity theft system is the perfect answer to preventing against ID theft. Are you sure you can handle the fallout that would result from an identity theft situation? Call LifeLock before you ever have to find out.
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Get LifeLock Protection today!What is Identity Theft
Identity theft is where key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, are stolen in order to pose as someone else. The stolen ID can be used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services using the victims information.
Identity theft can also give false credentials for use in illegal immigration scams.
A thief will use stolen information to access the victim's accounts. Often the thief will then acquire more credit products, they may even change your address details so that you don't see the bills being generated. The thief might create a new cellular phone service, or open a new checking account to obtain blank checks.
The Internet has streamlined identity theft. It can all happen in seconds and happen from anywhere in the world.
Fortunately, identity thieves hacking into databases to steal information is rare compared to old fashioned methods like scouring garbage bins for old receipts or looking over someone's shoulder while they use their credit card to purchase something.