What would you do if you found out that someone was pretending to be you? Sadly, it happens every day, in many different ways. Every day, people open up lines of credit in other peoples’ names, write fraudulent checks and even completely steal someone else’s identity. It’s a harsh reality and something you think will never happen to you.
But it can! And it’s really not even that hard to do. That’s the scary part! In fact, there is a new victim of identity theft every three seconds. That is a rather frightening statistic!
I know a little bit about identity theft because of a job that I used to have. Countless times, there was talk about someone not being who they said they were. They were in fact, a completely different person and entered this country illegally, stealing another person’s identity. In one instance, the “real” person found out only because they were being sued due to non-payment on a loan, a loan they never took out. The person who stole their identity took out a loan and never paid it back!
Unfortunately, I was actually a victim of identity theft too. Someone very close to me used my name for things like telephone and utilities many, many times. They even wrote bad checks, that eventually bounced and pretty much ruined my credit at a ripe young age of 18 years old. I could go on and on about the horrible things that this person did, but it’s a really sore subject for me.
That was a lifetime ago, 17 years in fact. Thankfully today there are things that you can do to protect your identity.You can visit the LifeLock site and select a plan with the amount of protection that you need. LifeLock even offers junior plans so that you can help safeguard your child’s social security number and identity.
Don’t be reactive and do something after it’s too late. Instead, be proactive and take the steps to protect your good name and your credit. Trust me, you’ll thank yourself later! You can use the promo code LifeLockSecure to receive 10% off their services.
