ID theft statistics are staggering

November 12, 2010 – 10:56 am

Most people are aware that identity theft is a growing problem and it affects more and more people every day. Yet people continue to brush it off as something that “won’t ever happen to me.”

But what if it does happen to you? Here are a few statistics…

• One in every 20 Americans became a victim of identity theft in 2009
• One person falls victim to ID theft every three seconds
• There are more than 24,000 reports of identity fraud every day
• 11 million adults in the U.S. fell victim to ID theft in 2009
• Identity theft cost victims a collective $54 billion in 2009
• The number of identity theft victims increased 12 percent in 2009
• The number of fraudulent new credit card accounts climbed to 39 percent of all identity theft victims in 2009
• New online accounts opened fraudulently have more than doubled since 2008
• 29 percent of identity theft victims report that new cell phone accounts were opened in their names fraudulently
• It takes an average of 30 hours and thousands of dollars to clear up your name from identity fraud

The best way to handle the threat of identity theft is to assume it could happen to you and be prepared. Take a proactive stance. And since you can’t watch your credit and your personal information 24/7, you’ll need help. The best help you can get is LifeLock.

LifeLock is the only proactive identity theft protection service on the market today, and as a customer, your information will be monitored continuously for all credit and non-credit related threats. If any are found, you’ll be notified immediately, effectively stopping identity theft in its tracks.

With LifeLock, here’s what you get:

• Credit report monitoring
• Daily monitoring and alerts
• Automatic fraud alert
• $1 million identity theft insurance
• Online monitoring
• Fraud specialist
• Affordable protection you can trust
• Market leadership

Being a victim of identity theft is one of the most traumatic events you’ll ever experience. So why risk it? There is no room for complacency regarding his issue. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – and in this case, that old adage is truer than ever.

Call LifeLock today. Receive 30 days free and get a 10 percent discount on enrollment with the LifeLock Promo Code “Defense.”

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