How does id theft occur?
Identity thieves can access personal information in many ways, even from trusted sources you assumed were secure. Over 247 million identities have been compromised by thieves hacking into business or government websites. And those numbers continue to rise.
Other methods of identity theft include:
- Phishing Scams: Emails posing as financial institutions to update your account.
- “Old Fashioned Way": Theft of purses and wallets.
- Mail Boxes: Theft of bank statements and invoices.
- Dumpster Diving: Rummaging through trash.
- In-Store Scams: Skim private data from secret credit card readers.
- Google: Use personal information through web searches
- Online Social Networks: Browse MYSPACE and FACEBOOK for exposed data telemarketing scams, call consumers posing as bank fraud investigator.
- Workplace Theft: Insiders steal data from their employer.
- Friends & Family: Victims often know the identity theft.
Don't become a statistic. Let ID Activate provide you with the peace of mind of knowing your identity is protection and backed by 100% recovery.
How can ID Activate help me?
After much research, we discovered that most companies that offer assistance to victims of identity theft did not address the inevitable, The Recovery Process.
- While “Credit Monitoring” services can be helpful in recognizing you’re a victim, these services do not correct the problem.
- Identity Theft Insurance is highly touted, but there is much documentation supporting the fact that this type of insurance only covers a few of the expenses incurred during the recovery process. This insurance does nothing for your losses due to the ID Theft itself. Identity Theft insurance does not recover your identity.
- Most of these companies claim to do recovery, but at closer review, one will find that they point their finger in the direction of the FTC, or tell you where to get forms, but you are responsible for the phone calls and completing the forms.
This is why when we started to develop the ID Activate services; we made the commitment to develop the most thorough, efficient, cost effective and easy to use service available. Our partners took over a year to develop our proprietary Kaizen software, which is Japanese for continuous improvement. Kaizen handles the following menial tasks:
- Provide a custom interface for the ID Activate Recovery Specialist(s) to input key information while interviewing the victim
- From its document database of hundreds of forms/letters with more than 5,500 forms rules, identify, completely personalize and organize the appropriate forms and documents, complete with easy to follow instructions into a package called the “ID Recovery Kit™”
- Manage all immediate electronic notifications as well as all follow-up hard copy, return receipt notifications
- Document the entire recovery process in an easy to follow time stamped journal format.
When someone finds out they are a victim; anger, fear, anxiety, humiliation and depression are common feelings. The last thing you need is to be pointed to a web site. We treat our subscribers with compassion and understanding. We know exactly what to do and what needs to be done first.Don't become a statistic. Let ID Activate provide you with the peace of mind of knowing your identity is protected and backed by the best.
