Social media has been the hottest trend on the internet. With new social networking websites coming along at every turn, it’s hard to keep up with the latest networking trend. Some really hot websites that we hear about often are: Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. (more…)

The easiest and most ideal target for identity thieves are children. Children have fresh and unblemished credit records that most likely will not be checked for quite some time. Up to 500,000 cases of identity theft per year, involve children. This makes up about 5% of all cases of identity theft that are reported to the FTC. Where do identity thieves find this information? Pediatricians’ offices, schools, even internet profiles that are composed of identifying information. Even though the children are young, most companies do not check the age of the owner of the social security number given and therefore, the owner’s age is not revealed until fraud is reported. Even though it seems this type of identity theft should be easily rectified, the opposite holds true. Child identity theft is very hard to deal with and many institutions are not prepared to handle such claims. Unfortunately, the children suffer in early adulthood when they go to apply for college loans or to start building their own credit, only to find out that they already have a bad credit rating. Some might even receive collection notices or worse.
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There are countless stories of identity theft out there and with the increase in identity theft, more people are interested in finding a way to protect themselves. At this point, you are more than likely aware of the threat that identity theft poses to you, even though you may do all you can to protect yourself from becoming a victim. Due to the number of different businesses, schools, agencies, etc. that keep your social security number on file for internal identification, you are being exposed with no control over who gets a hold of your personal information. While that thought is quite disturbing, there is a way to protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft.
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Many of us have had to face the unpleasant experience of an unwanted hospital stay. The only hospital stays that we look forward to are those that involve the birth of a new baby in the family or to a close friend. There are many worries that come with having to go to the hospital and face surgery or intensive procedures. So can going to the hospital and having to face these medical challenges get any worse? Yes, it can and it has for some  patients in (more…)

There has been much excitement surrounding Lifelock lately and we are offering one of the best LifeLock promo codes out there. You can enroll in Lifelock identity theft protection services by using the special LifeLock promo code DEFENSE and receive a discount. Lifelock has recently been featured on the Celebrity Apprentice on NBC and they were also the 2009 Sponsor of the Slam Dunk sweepstakes. Don’t miss out on your chance to enroll in this identity theft protection service. Every 3-4 seconds an identity is stolen and the victim is not protected by some sort of fraud alert system. This means that in many cases, the victim finds out long after thousands of dollars of damage has been done. Don’t let this happen to you or your loved ones and friends. Not only will you want to enroll using the Lifelock promo code, but you will want to let others know that they can enroll using the same code to get a great offer and discount on their services. Don’t wait, in the last 2 minutes a minimum of 15 identities were stolen.
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It is important for all of us to do what we can to keep our personal information private. However, how much control do you have over protecting personal information? Not as much as you may think. We have mentioned several times on this website that even though you may do all you can to shred personal documents you no longer need, shred or destroy credit card receipts, avoid shopping online, only give your social security number out when necessary, opt out of pre-approved credit card offers and more, you are still not thoroughly protecting personal information. Why? Those who already have your social security number on file put you at high risk, especially if they store it on a computer for easy access. Employees can steal and use it and computer hackers can as shown in the following incident.
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Did you see last night’s episode of “Celebrity Apprentice”? It was an interesting show on two groups of celebrities who had to team together to create the best retailing package for LifeLock identity theft protection service. The teams were divided as follows:
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Do you realize how much your life would be impacted if someone were to steal your identity? Identity theft prevention is necessary to protect your financial and personal life. It can become worse than you could ever imagine if someone were to get a hold of your social security number and then apply for credit in your name or impersonate you. Identity thieves are able to get credit, rentals, mortgages and more, at your expense. Some have committed a crime while impersonating their victims! Unfortunately, some people do not realize that they have become a victim for years.

What are some ways to prevent identity theft?

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There has been high concern over the “conficker worm” affecting computers and going into overdrive on April 1st. One of many media websites suggest that if you want to know whether your computer has been infected, try to load any Microsoft website in your browser. Apparently, the worm will not allow internet browsers to load any Microsoft owned websites, which ironically offer the software to rid your computer of this worm for free. If you have been infected and can not pull up the Microsoft website, try asking a friend to download the removal tool for you and have them email it to your account so you can load it that way.
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You are seeing the commercials and internet ads about it, but yet you might wonder before enrolling: How Does LifeLock work?

The services that LifeLock provides are in place to provide the most protection possible against having someone else take your social security number and use it to apply for new credit at your expense. Here is how LifeLock works:
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