LifeLock Protects from all Types of Identity Theft
LifeLock identity theft protection can keep you safe from any type of identity theft.
Online identity theft is becoming more and more common as thieves find out how easy it is to steal identities in large quantities instead of one at a time. One way they accomplish this by hacking into data streams from stores who don’t use up-to-date data encryption. Other times, companies and even top universities make mistakes and release personal information on customers and students.
Then there’s the good old stand-by of dumpster diving. It’s truly amazing how much sensitive information is thrown away without being shredded - by individuals and businesses. Thieves quickly learn where to look and go diving often.
Theft of laptops and computers has turned into a lucrative business for thieves. Security breaches caused by these thefts can affect hundreds of thousands of people at once. Even government info is vulnerable as shown with the theft of laptops from the Elections Building in Nashville, TN just after Christmas 2007. Over 300,000 registered voter’s information was stolen. That’s a huge payday for an identity thief.
Telephone scams are still popular and work well. A scammer has a well-written script designed to frighten you and get you off balance. You suddenly become alarmed and blurt out the small bit of information the thief needs to steal your complete identity.
The same is true of email phishing schemes. You’ll get an email telling you there’s a problem with your account and that you need to go login. If you click the link in the email, it will take you to a site that looks just like the real one. As soon as you login, an identity thief has your info and can wipe out your money in a matter of minutes. Whenever I get an email from my bank, it ALWAYS says not to click on any links but to go to my account the way I normally would and check for new messages there.
Identity theft can happen in many ways and LifeLock is designed to protect you from all of them. But just because nothing is ever perfect, they give you a million dollar service guarantee if your identity gets stolen while being one of their clients.
Every three seconds another identity is stolen. Don’t wait around thinking it can’t happen to you. Either find out what you need to do to protect yourself or just do it the easy way and get LifeLock. You’ll rest easier knowing you’re protected.