Identity Protection Plans

Help With ID Protection - Identity Fraud Protection

When it comes to identity protection, you cannot be too careful. Taking the necessary steps when it comes to ID protection is important so that you are in control of your identity. While there are some things you can do personally for identity fraud protection, you really should consider having an identity protection plan.

An identity protection plan goes beyond what you normally can do to help protect your identity. A service such as TrustedID is able to offer plans that help protect your identity, adding to what you can do on your own. Between steps you take on your own, as well as through the use of an ID fraud protection service, you are able to control who uses your identity, helping give you protection from identity fraud.

Identity Protection Plans

When it comes to identity fraud protection, you have several very good choices (compare your options in the below comparison table). While there is no absolute guarantee that any plan will give you complete protection from identity fraud, making use of one can offer you additional identity protection.

Below are some of the ways that a typical ID protection plan helps to protect your identity:

• Public Records Search - By constantly monitoring public records and databases, an identity fraud protection company is able to quickly alert you if there are any changes to your information, which may be an indicator of identity theft.
• Criminal Website Monitoring - Identity theft criminals sell and trade information through a network of websites. One layer of ID fraud protection offered by an identity protection plan is the ability to monitor these websites to see if your personal information is being traded. If this activity if found, you will be alerted and assistance will be offered to protect your information.
• Lost Wallet Help - You carry your life in your wallet, and if you were to lose it, you would be in a world of hurt. An identity protection plan offers lost wallet assistance, which helps you cancel credit cards and helps you replace what you have lost, greatly speeding up the process.

ID Protection Assistance

You are ultimately responsible for protection from identity fraud, but making use of an identity protection plan can help you with the process. It is physically impractical to personally do everything that an ID protection service does on your behalf. For a nominal monthly charge, you can have an extra layer of ID protection above and beyond what you should be doing personally to help protect your identity.

With identity protection plans starting at just pennies a day, and with free trials available, there is no excuse to not have this added layer of identity fraud protection. Give a service such as TrustedID a try to see how they can help with protection from identity fraud.

Identity Protection Plan Comparison

Identity Protection Plan Includes:
Personal Plan Price (if paid monthly)	$10	$9 (10% discount!)	$9.99
Personal Plan Price (if paid yearly)	$99	$99 (10% discount!)	$99.99
Child Plan Price (if paid monthly)	N/A	$2.25 (10% discount!)	N/A
Child Plan Price (if paid yearly)	N/A	$22.50 (10% discount!)	N/A
Family Plan Price (if paid monthly)	$19.99	N/A	N/A
Family Plan Price (if paid yearly)	$189.99	N/A	N/A
Risk-Free Trial	30-days		7-days
Service Guarantee	$1 Million Service Warranty	$1 Million Total Service Guarantee**	100% Service Guarantee
Cancel Anytime	3-month minimum		3-month minimum
Credit Report	Annual tri-bureau	Annual tri-bureau	Experian only
Customer Support	24x7 phone & email	24x7 phone & email	M-F phone & email
Identity Threat Score
Lost Wallet Help
Medical Benefits Protection
Removal From Junk Mail Lists
Check Multiple Sources for Personal Information Use (bank account & credit card numbers, Social Security Number, name & address use, public databases, etc.)
Overall Rating

**Guarantee applies only if you become an ID theft victim because of a failure in the LifeLock service. Other restrictions apply. See LifeLock.com for details.