When it comes to identity theft, what’s right for you?
Identity theft is a smart crime. Make no mistake about it, when it comes to getting a hold of your personal information, thieves will do anything and everything from pick pocketing to phishing just for a chance at your identity. Moreover, for every thief’s scam that doesn’t work, two more pop up. With such a vast number of thieves and even more cons, for most people these days the question becomes not whom can’t we trust but who can we. One could labor intensively over the vast number of emails and phone calls; even personal visits in some cases, from identity thieves who seem relentless in their attempt to figure out just what will motivate you to give up the numbers that may hurt you most. On the other hand, with such a busy world today and such a growing number of thieves many people are turning to experts for help.
In an unfortunate trend for the crime, people and families who were once empowered by programs, like LifeLock, to keep themselves safe are now finding the thieves once again making them feel helpless. For example, last year experts struggled to keep the public informed as the emergence of skimmers grew. While it is still unseen what new tact thieves will take this year, one thing is clear; individuals cannot hope to keep themselves safe let alone loved ones without help.
LifeLock has done a great job in attempting to empower communities to stay safe, but as the times change those do-it-yourselfers are finding it difficult to keep up. Furthermore, the rapid springing up of fraud prevention companies can overwhelm individuals with too many choices and not enough substance.
Many have heard my grief with companies such as freecreditreport.com who disenfranchise the public with hopes of help without cost, only to leave them confused and discouraged when told they must in fact pay. That is why I’m glad there is a company like LifeLock out there. One with enough integrity to not only help communities for free, but also go above and beyond in providing the best protection and safety net for the same or lower cost of other ‘id protection’ companies.
I truly believe everyone should figure out their own security needs for this ever-evolving crime and then choose the company that fits them best, but I would be surprised if after researching companies someone found anyone who can keep them and their family safe better than LifeLock.
