Here’s an easy way to protect your identity

There’s no way that you haven’t heard about what a problem identity theft has become if you pay attention to anything you hear in the news. Granted, most of the news is a lie, or at least a partial lie, but identity theft really is a growing problem. In fact, according to ConsumerAffairs.com:

For the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint list, accounting for 36 percent of the 674,354 complaints received between January 1 and December 31, 2006.

That statistic certainly scares me. In fact, I have been the victim of attempted bank fraud, so it really can happen to anyone. If you want to be protected from identity theft, you need to take matters into your own hands, rather than relying on your financial institutions to do it for you. I have been lucky, and the two times that someone tried to steal my financial info were quickly thwarted by my financial institutions, but who know if they’ll be so quick next time.

You have most likely also heard of LifeLock. I’m sure you have heard those commercials on the radio with Todd Davis, the CEO of lifelock, sharing his Social Security Number with the world. If he’s that confident in his product, I feel pretty safe saying that I am too.