Do you know how much your identity is worth on the black market? As little as one dollar. That’s because in this digital age, our personal information is virtually everywhere—and utterly painless to steal. We do everything on the Internet. A study of 200 major companies shows over 60% leak personal information—like your email address—across the web . In the past few years, over a billion records h
ave been compromised—and companies like Chase, Ebay, Sony, and Target have suffered. Identity Theft Protection is a serious and growing necessity, here’s what you can learn to protect yourself:
• The multitude of ways your information can be stolen off the Internet.
• What it means when your tax return is fraudulently filed—and what to do?
• How valuable your email address is—and how easy it is to steal.
• Why people are specifically after your health care information.
• Proactive ways to avoid becoming another identity theft statistic. Credit Block ™
Every two seconds, another American becomes a victim of identity fraud. With more than 100 million records stolen through Target’s recent exposure alone, now is the time to implement a tool to stop thieves before they can start. Our proprietary techniques have been honed over years of experience by Certified FICO® professionals and financial executives. Our firm, Manhattan’s largest credit management firm, frequently works with high net worth and high profile individuals, including celebrities, athletes (NBA, NFL, MLB), and top financial professionals. Did you know?
• Identity theft cost Americans $24.7 billion dollars in 2012
• 10% of victims spend over an entire month trying to resolve the issue(s)
• An average of 30 hours was spent by individuals whose personal information was used to open new accounts
• Identity theft incidents resulted in an average financial loss of $4,930 per incident
• Of identity theft victims, 66% had a new credit account opened in their name
• 47% of victims have difficulty getting a loan or credit due to previous identity theft incidents
What Credit Block ™ does:
• Prevents anyone from opening a new line of credit in your name
• Safeguards your personal information from anyone trying to use it
How it works:
• A block is placed on Credit and Personal information which becomes inaccessible with the three major credit bureaus
• Block remains in place until customer or authorized representative notifies us when to lift the block via email
• Process is verified with a call to a registered phone number of the client or their authorized representative
