Did you read the news in the Business section on Washington Post on 8/6? This is the title, “11 Charged in Global Theft, Sale Of 40 Million Card Numbers.” This is one of the fastest growing crime in United States that may involve as high as 9 millions victims.

Do you hate it when your identity is being stolen? It will be like someone taken a part of you away. And sometimes you don’t even know that it has happened until someone run your credit history for your loan or credit card application. Then you are in big trouble. Recovering your credit or identity back it is even tougher. It can be done but it will take a lot of work and your time.

Is there something you can do to be proactive about identity theft? Yes there is. Use Lifelock. For only $10 a month you can lock your identity in a way that when a major credit bureau is requesting your credit history, you will be notified through email that a credit report has been ordered. Banks will contact you if you or someone else is trying to use your identity to apply for a credit card. Your mailing address will be removed from the junk mail listings. And every 12 months a credit report from each credit bureau will be request on your behalf for your review. All these for only $10 a month. I will do it, will you?