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LifeLock Partners with Symantec to Offer Dual Protection to Americans

August 18, 2009

LifeLock and Symantec, makers of the popular Norton Internet Securty Suite, joined forces today to help protect consumers from identity theft both offline and online.  The first step of this partnership sees LifeLock’s identity theft protection service packaged at a 10% discount (first 30 days free) within Norton retail box sets at stores across the [...]

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MVA’s No Smiling Policy Offers Identity Theft Protection

July 14, 2009

While waiting hours in line at the MVA can be enough of a reason for people to not smile in their pictures, there is now a more important reason: to try to stop identity theft. A new “no smiling” policy in place in Virginia, Indiana, Arkansas and Nevada is meant to assist new photo recognition [...]

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The Identity Theft Mortgage Crisis

June 16, 2009

There’s another aspect of the mortgage crisis that few people talk about and that’s identity theft. While there is a definite rise in foreclosures as of late, there is also a rise in mortgage fraud via identity theft. Two ways that this can occur are through unscrupulous people who pose as lenders or buyers using [...]

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Identity Theft Increasing Due to Bad Economy

May 21, 2009

If you haven’t been living in a hole in the ground, you must know that the American economy is going through some very troublesome times. With all of the layoffs, foreclosures and other unfortunate goings on, identity theft may be becoming more appealing to those who never would have even thought of committing the crime [...]

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Protect Your Identity Today, There is No Low That an Identity Thief Won’t Go

May 15, 2009

You may think that some things are still sacred even to identity thieves: not stealing from children or religious institutions, for example. However, it may ultimately help you to know just how low these people will stoop for their own financial gain or protection. It may just be the wake up call you need to [...]

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Identity Theft Due to IRS Fax Scam

March 13, 2009

Just like consumers try to stay ahead of identity theft, identity thieves are always thinking ahead to a bigger and better scam. A new one that has come up that is quite similar to an old one, involves e-mail and the IRS. The identity thief that designed the scam took to heart that consumers are [...]

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Child Identity Theft – Yes Junior is at Risk To

February 6, 2009

Believe it or not, your child may have a ding on his credit report before he even learns to tie his shoes. That’s because, to identity thieves, he is just another target, no matter what his age. In fact, identity thieves sometimes prefer to steal personal information from those who are under 18 because it [...]

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Fraud Alerts, Credit Monitoring or Freezes. What’s the Difference?

October 1, 2008

So you’re afraid of unwanted activity on your credit report—who isn’t? Or, you’ve already noticed some. What is the best way to protect your name?
The two main ways to flag your account is by issuing a fraud alert or a credit freeze. But which one should you use?
A fraud alert is simply [...]

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Debix Rocks the Competiton with $24/Year Offer

September 11, 2008

Debix has added an incredibly valuable offer to the identity protection market. Previously Debix concentrated on selling to corporate clients and consumers could sign up with LoudSiren, their partner in the identity protection network. In an exchange of roles, LoudSiren will now market only to businesses. Consumers can now sign up direct at Debix.com. [...]

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Protect Yourself From Identity Theft With Fraud Alerts

August 20, 2008

You hear about it all the time—identity theft and the victims that deal with it.
Identity theft is growing every day, and is becoming quite the epidemic with the growth and popularity of online shopping, social networking sites, and the numerous uses of a person’s social security number. Add in poor security measures at institutions, [...]

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