32 Year Old ID Theft Victim from Rochester, NY Shares Simple Steps You, the Average Person, Can Take to Prevent This from Happening to You
Most people never see ID Theft coming. They’re doing well, minding their own business and then like a low blow to a boxer they’re down for the count. In many cases it can take years to remedy even a minor ID Theft. Learn the simple steps you can take today which will prevent the big headaches tomorrow.
(PRWEB) June 24, 2005 -- The Federal Trade Commission reported on 9/3/03 in
their survey of Identity Theft that there have been 27.3 million victims in the
prior 5 years. Tom Beal never thought it would happen to him in 2005 but it
did.
“I won’t sugar coat it, ID Theft sucks!” says Tom. “I came out of
this terrible experience wishing that I’d known about these simple tactics and
protections I found out about prior to being robbed of almost $4,000 that was
spent in my name but I didn’t spend.”
In line with Tom’s nature he struck
out to help people and began telling everyone he knew about how they can protect
themselves.
So what is available for the average US Citizen to protect
them from going through this nightmare which has become a sad reality for so
many unsuspecting, law abiding citizens?
According to the US Government,
the very best defense against ID Theft is the ability to catch it as early as
possible. In many cases, the average person doesn’t have access to the proper
reporting related to their Social Security Number and their credit
reports.
First is to educate themselves on how to lessen their chances of
ID Theft by being careless with their credit card, drivers license, and social
security card information. The best source of information for this is provided
by the US government and you can download these documents via the links to the
right.
The next step in protection and prevention from ID Theft is from a
new service called ID Theft Shield which has been established by Kroll
Background America and Pre Paid Legal Services. For less than $10/month you can
have piece of mind knowing that you will be notified of all activity related to
you and your spouses Social Security Number’s and credit report information.
This is a little known secret today but soon will be a household program
that people participate in just like car insurance. Tom now calls this his
secret weapon to combat these ID Theft experts in case they ever come snooping
around again.
For more information on how you can protect yourself from
ID Theft, visit the downloads to the right or a link that Tom named himself: www.idtheftsucks.com.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb254589.htm