Despite all of the information floating around about identity theft, there are still some myths out there – and as the old saying goes, what you don’t know can hurt you. Here are some of those misconceptions:
• Identity theft always involves credit cards. Although credit card fraud is the No. 1 category of identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission, experts say a stolen identity can be used to get a job, obtain prescription drugs, get medical treatment or commit a crime.
With LifeLock and its Command Center™, you’ll know where your identity information is and where it’s been. If someone tries to use your information for any reason, you’ll be notified immediately, effectively stopping the theft in its tracks.
• You don’t have to worry about identity theft if you have bad credit. Identity theft happens to people who have bad or even no credit. All you need to become a victim is a Social Security number. Sometimes a thief doesn’t even need that.
With LifeLock, your most sensitive information is protected, including your Social Security number. Your information will be monitored 24/7, and attempts to use it, as well as buy or sell it, will be detected immediately.
• Using a credit monitoring service will prevent you from becoming a victim of identity theft. Some consumers think they’re completely safe if they have signed up for such a service, but even those companies providing the service will tell you that they can’t prevent identity theft.
With LifeLock, you’ll know that all threats, credit and non-credit related, will be detected early, before the damage is done. While LifeLock can’t stop the identity theft attempt, it can render your information useless to anyone but you – and that includes a thief.
• If you become a victim, you need to hire a lawyer. Most attorneys don’t know how to take care of identity theft unless it’s an area they specialize in . You don’t have to hire a lawyer unless something goes really bad and you have a credit reporting agency stepping all over your rights.
With LifeLock, if you ever do fall victim to identity theft while on LifeLock’s watch, you won’t have to go it alone. LifeLock offers a $1 Million Total Service Guarantee, which means that LifeLock will spend up to $1 million to make things right.
Perhaps the biggest myth out there is that you don’t need a service like LifeLock; you can go it alone. Unless you have the time and capability to monitor hundreds of databases 24/7, you’ll find you’re much better off with LifeLock. Go online today and read more about what LifeLock can do for you – and your peace of mind.
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