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LifeLock and ID Theft Protection
A review of LifeLock identity theft insurance
If you have been paying attention, you know that identity theft is a real problem. According to Identity Theft Labs, the number of Americans who have had their private and personal information compromised is staggering: over 217,000,000 in three years, resulting in 10 million victims every year. Because identity theft is lucrative and easy to get away with, ID theft rings are growing and fast in crime circles from meth addicts to mafia… and there has been an overwhelming corporate response to meet increased demand for identity theft protection. Enter LifeLock.
Read MoreVP Corner: ID Theft Protection
Credit Report dot com gets it right I have read so many articles on identity theft protection that I dream about it. Just the other night, I woke up in a panic after having dreamt about getting a huge credit card bill for items I didn’t even buy. I was about to start questioning my…
Read MoreNo, Your Mail Carrier Won’t Need a Key!
I was just looking at our Mail Boss locking security mailbox video on YouTube. I was thrilled to see that at the time of this posting we have over 30,000 views! Perusing the comment thread, I can see that there is a great deal of confusion about how your mail is delivered with a locking…
Read MoreThe Facts About Identity Theft
The Mail Boss: Identity Armor for ID Theft 25 million Americans were victims of identity theft in last five years, many of them from mail fraud. The Mail BossTM locking security mailbox is the best, affordable first line of defense against the fast-growing crimes of mail and identity theft. “Total one year fraud amount [from…
Read MoreLocking Mailboxes as ID Theft Prevention
Locking Mailboxes: A Basic Way to Prevent Identity Theft Monday through Saturday, most of us check our mailboxes without giving it a second thought. Our mail is delivered throughout the week, and we take our letters, advertisements, statements, and credit card offers out of the mailbox when we find time during the day or when we…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Mail Safe
Secure locking mailboxes offer identity theft protection Should you have a locking mailbox? Most of us assume the mail carrier will safely deliver and pick up our mail, rain or shine, six days a week. But the mail carrier may not be the only one visiting your mailbox. Mailboxes have become the targets of identity…
Read MoreAsk Washington State Attorney General
Rob McKenna on Mail Theft: Why You Should Use a Secured Mailbox and a Shredder This site allows consumers to ask questions of the Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna. All of us here at the Mail Boss found one Q & A particularly relevant and informative, and have included it below. Consumer: I mailed…
Read MorePort Hadlock Postmaster Warns Residents
Individual(s) following mail carrier stealing mail Today, a concerned resident from Port Ludlow came to our Epoch Design warehouse to purchase a curbside Mail Boss locking security mailbox. He said that mail theft had been an ongoing problem in his community, and finally decided to purchase a secure locking mailbox when he received a letter…
Read MoreHow Does Identity Theft Happen?
2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report Provides Answers Javelin Strategy & Research, the leading provider of nationally representative quantitative research focused exclusively on financial services topics, recently released the “2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report—Consumer Version: How Consumers Can Protect Themselves.” Available online as a .pdf here, this report provides guidelines for consumers to help prevent, detect…
Read MoreHow Do Identity Thieves Steal Information?
2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report Provides Answers In yesterday’s post, we provided the answer to the question “How Does Identity Theft Happen?” according to Javelin Strategy & Research. The leading provider of nationally representative quantitative research on financial services topics recently released the “2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report—Consumer Version: How Consumers Can Protect Themselves.” Available…
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