Protect your identity with LifeLock

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Have you or anyone you know been a victim of identity theft? It's far more common than you would think. 11.6 million adults were the victims of identity theft in 2011 with over $18 billion in losses – the average loss per person was just over $1500. Everyone is at risk, but those in households earning over $100K per year are at the greatest risk with 7.4% of all identity fraud crimes.

Even scarier is the number of identity fraud crimes that happen to smart phone users. 6.6% of crimes happen to those using smart phones, including 8.2% of those who "check in" using their phone GPS apps. I'm more than guilty of "checking in", which is really making me rethink how I use my phone.  Do you use "LinkedIn"? 10.1% of identity theft has come from users of that platform!

So what can you do to help protect against identity theft? Have you heard of LifeLock? They offer a plethora of services with a small monthly fee. 

• Monitor your credit: as well as contact the major credit bureaus on your behalf and help remove your name from mailing lists for preapproved credit offers.
• Scan for identity threats: they also scan for new credit and non-credit applications and address changes, but also we search known criminal websites for illegal selling of your personal information.
• Respond to identity theft: if we detect a change to the contact information on your bank accounts, we'll contact you to help correct the situation fast.
• Track your credit score: We track your monthly TransUnion credit score so you are up to date with any changes. Plus you get annual credit scores for the tri-bureaus.
• Give you a service guarantee to help you through the recovery process.

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