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(December 31, 2009) Here we are again, getting ready to face a new year. Time to set those dreaded New Year’s resolutions. You know, lose the 10 pounds, give up the chocolate, quit smoking, and win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Along with the breaking of some bad habits, now is the time to take on some new habits to protect you against identity theft. The ITRC offers the following top 10 resolutions you can make in 2010:

1. Lock up your social security card! Get it out of your wallet! Put this valuable card, along with all other important personal documents, in a safe, locked box or safety deposit box. <

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Simply put, identity theft occurs when someone other than you uses your personal information. In almost all cases, this information will be used to commit fraud and other crimes.

A form of fraud, by sheer definition, identity thieves often use this information to create bank accounts, obtain credit cards and secure mobile phone contracts. With such systems in place, they can go on racking up charges, seemingly incurred by you, and not have to pay for it.

In some of the most extreme cases, it has been known for such criminals to obtain houses, cars and even yachts using such practices.

Identity theft comes in many forms of course, but is most often linked with the illegal use of information such as your name and address details, your social security number, credit card details and bank details.

It is estimated that nine million US citizens are victims of identity theft each year, though this number could be much, much higher according to experts in the industry.

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Identity theft is an ever-evolving crime. You think you know all the techniques and tricks of the thieves and then…they come up with a new one. We compiled a list of 13 different ways thieves steal your personal information for the purposes of identity theft.

1. Dumpster diving

Yep. This is what it sounds like. Thieves go through your trash and pick through the mail you’ve thrown away. Shredding everything in today’s society is essential. But it’s especially important to shred anything containing your personal information on it.

2. Information retrieval

This sneaky technique slips past most people.

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LifeLock’s new Command Center service provides an additional level of ID theft protection that’s very good news for their nearly 1.5 million current members and for new LifeLock members.

For current members, LifeLock Command Center is an optional add-on to the already extensive steps LifeLock has been providing. New

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If you have ever had your identity stolen you know how difficult it can be to get it back. It takes hours of communicating with different companies in order to get off the hook and prove you are not responsible with what happened. Identity theft is a difficult thing to notice and recover from but here are a few ideas to make that easier.

There are a few things that you can do to protect identity. Some are for use online, and others are for use in other areas. Even if you use these tips, there is no guarantee that you will not have your identity stolen, simply that it will be harder for people to get their hands on your personal information and use it against you.

One of the most important tips is to shred everything.

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LifeLock has added a brand new service to their suite of outstanding protection that they have provided in past years. Now, there is LifeLock Command Center. This is an enhanced version of the basic LifeLock membership that offers members more protection than ever before offered.

New services that come with Command Center include:

LifeLock Identity SDS:  This service (Search, Detect, Secure) is another valuable tool added to what LifeLock already has to offer. Do you currently know how to monitor the following using your social security number?

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