Identity Theft Protection Services

ID Theft Protection Reviews & Prices

Editor's Review: TrustedID is the best overall value in identity theft protection. The service helps you set and renew fraud alerts on your credit file and monitors your credit cards, public records, the Internet, medical records and more. NextAdvisor.com visitors receive an exclusive 15% discount and 30 day free trial.
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Best overall value, especially for families; Exclusive 30 day free trial & 15% off; Sign up over the phone by calling 800-234-6611
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Great value for identity theft protection; 30 days free & 10% off
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Most complete ID theft detection service; Free Internet Security Suite; 30 Day Free Trial; exclusive, limited time discount
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Good option for consumers that are most concerned with credit report monitoring
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Excellent mixture of credit report data and identity theft protection tools
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Most straightforward recovery guarantee we have seen; Dedicated toll free number 800-233-1845
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Great combination of credit monitoring and id theft detection
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Does not prevent identity theft but assists in recovery
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Cheapest id theft detection available

NextAdvisor Identity Theft Protection Blog Headlines

Popular Facebook games include scams
Many of the most popular applications on Facebook, including FarmVille, CafeWorld, and Mafia Wars, are created by a company called Zynga. Zynga's CEO, Marc Pincus, recently acknowledged that these games contain "scammy" offers, in which users are offered various deals in exchange for in-game currency. These offers, unsurprisingly, tend to be deceptive schemes designed to [...]

Money mules facilitate identity theft and fraud
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger Mules are relatively unaware people who get hooked into a "small business" or employment that is a function of a criminal enterprise. The mules often respond to "help wanted" ads from online job placement sites. Shipping scams are a common tactic criminals use in which they employ mules [...]

Used ATM contains thousands of credit card numbers
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger After the DefCon ATM debacle, in which hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facility's security office, I needed to find out how stupidly easy it is to buy and install an ATM. So my search began. I found plenty of new and [...]

Beware of job search scams
Identity thieves tend to be quite good at identifying and capitalizing on new trends and opportunities. So it isn't particularly surprising that as unemployment rises, scams designed to take advantage of vulnerable job seekers have become increasingly common. Job seekers are an easy target since they are more willing to share personal information as part [...]

Living in a less nervous world
Does the world seem a little less anxious than it did six months ago? A study released this week indicates a "15% improvement in the levels of anxiety that people feel." People seem to be feeling especially comfortable about "Internet security, personal safety and national security." Unisis, the global IT security giant which conducted [...]

U.S. Justice Department indicts international ATM hacking ring
Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department indicted eight men who allegedly hacked into a computer system at RBS WorldPay Inc., cloned prepaid ATM cards, and used them to withdraw $9 million from 2,100 ATMs in 280 cities around the world, in less than 12 hours. The prepaid ATM cards that they cloned were payroll debit cards [...]

Don't throw confidential documents out a window
New Yorkers were very excited about the Yankee's World Series win last week. So excited, in fact, that when they couldn't find any confetti during the victory parade on Friday, they began tossing miscellaneous paperwork out the window. That miscellaneous paperwork included a wealth of confidential information. Pay stubs, balance sheets, and client account information were [...]

A bad week for Facebook, MySpace
I thought I was using hyperbole on Tuesday when I used the headline "Another day, another Facebook attack." Or maybe I should have just saved it for today. While Tuesday's news concerned a phishing attack, today's attack is far more insidious. According to the Facebook application developer that discovered the Facebook security vulnerability, it could [...]

Don't open that email from the FDIC?
Because it isn't really from the FDIC. There has been a recent rash of phishing emails that appear to be sent by the FDIC. The emails say, "You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with [...]

ZoneAlarm offers 50% off: Virus and identity theft protection in one
ZoneAlarm is offering a deal that almost seems to good to be true. ZoneAlarm is taking 50% off of the regular price of its Internet Security Suite which comes with one-year of Identity Guard's Good Start identity theft protection. At $24.95 a year for a three-PC license, it's by far the cheapest Internet security software [...]

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Did you know?

Did you know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. with over 9 million people victimized annually? If you are a victim of identity theft, you may lose the ability to get and use credit cards, loans, and even the most basic services such as phone service and television. You could even end up in jail due to mistaken identity! Fortunately, there are some great and cost-effective services to help prevent and detect identity theft.

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Identity Theft Prevention

We recommend identity theft prevention services, such as LifeLock and TrustedID, for those serious about preventing identity theft. These services set fraud alerts with the credit bureaus so a new account can't be opened in your name without you being contacted.

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Identity Theft Detection

For those who don't want fraud alerts set on their credit files or who also want to keep close tabs on their credit scores and reports, identity theft detection services, such as Identity Guard and Equifax Credit Watch Gold, are a great way to go. These services alert you to any changes in your credit file daily and will help you detect any identity theft quickly.


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