ID Theft, Protection, And Restoration

You’ve having a late brunch with your best friend at Sardi’s, heading out later for an afternoon matinee on Broadway. Just as you take your first mouthwatering bite, she says, “I got turned down for my promotion.”

Full of compassion and surprise, you ask, Why?”

The tears begin to flow like Niagara Falls. “My company ran a background check and found my driver’s license was suspended for a DUI.

“You don’t have a driver’s license.”

“I know I don’t have a driver’s license,” she wailed. “In any event, there’s a warrant out for my arrest. That gurgling sound you hear is my life going down the crapper.”

You’re stunned. How sad and how devastating for your friend. You remember agreeing with her just a few weeks ago about getting identity theft monitoring services pronto. But she just hasn’t gotten around to it. At this point, your friend is in jeopardy of losing her career, plus she has a legal nightmare to deal with, all because some nut job got a driver’s license in her name and used it when the clone got arrest.

What do you tell your friend? You could say, “I told you this could happen,” but chances are, she’ll never talk to her again. So, you say, “Look, this identity monitoring company helps people whether or not you’re in the middle of an identity theft crisis. Give them a call and they’ll get a lawyer in touch with you right away. You don’t have to handle the nightmare yourself, lose a huge chunk of time from work, and do all the paperwork.”

You’ll think of your friend often as you board the plane for your three-week vacation in London, free to do as you please. She’ll be in good hands if she just calls your company.

With complete identity theft monitoring, restoration, and legal services, your friend would have learned about someone cloning her identity long before this situation got so out of control.

As you see in our video, Identity Theft can come at you from many different angles regardless of who you are, where you live or how much money you do or do not have. Unfortunately, credit monitoring only covers credit fraud versus non-credit related Identity Theft Monitoring, which covers your entire Identity.

So you hand your friend the phone number to call, finish your lunch and still make the matinee in time for the show. You know your friend will be in good hands and you will enjoy your vacation. Don’t you just love a happy ending? Your Identity Defender,

Nancy Dewitz is co-founder of BTR-Security with personal Identity Theft solutions tailored to consumers’ specific needs. She and her partner Robert Listerman are authors of the ebook “The Many Faces of Identity Theft.” They are consumer advocates and creators of individualized Identity Protection programs that give you and your family the options needed to keep your life intact.If you have an Identity Theft story or experience that you’d like to share and become part of our upcoming book, please let us know. We’d love to hear all about it.

Nothing gets my dander up more than reading about the lobbyists for AT&T, Verizon, Microsoft, and LexisNexis dis-emboweling the latest attempt by the Indiana legislature to protect their residents from Identity Theft. Whoever heard of a bill passing any state or federal legislature with only 17 lines of text? This should be in the Guiness World Book of Records not only for its brevity, but for the absolute assinine thinking that went with it.

“The requirement that companies notify the state attorney general whenever a data breach is discovered were stripped. A section of the bill that created incentives for companies to follow encryption and key management practices “in a manner consistent with the best practices common in the industry” was also removed. ”

Why would two public utilities, a huge software company broken up by anti-trust legislation and another company “committed to safeguarding personal information” not want tougher ID Theft laws?

My theory is that the big boys don’t want to part with their big money by assuming any financial responsibility for data breaches from their companies. They don’t want to see class action lawsuits happen to them, like what’s happening with TJMaxx.

Where does that leave you? You have to take care of yourself, period, end of discussion. Identity Theft cannot be prevented, but it can be detected in the very early stages so you can keep the damage down to a minimum and not become so overwhelming that it takes over your life.

Here’s a nightmare for one gentleman who never lived in Indiana, but magically had a suspended driver’s license there. The Governor’s Chief Counsel wrote Paul Jones a letter stating: “There appear to be as many as two other persons impersonating you using Indiana identification cards, and we remain committed to detecting and arresting them.”

What’s really laughable is the Governor’s office felt that Mr. Jones was threatening the state’s public employees so Chief Counsel for the Governor’s office told Mr. Jones in writing that if his future communication attempts with them were construed as harassing or threatening, he would be prosecuted. Just leave it to an attorney to turn the tables on the victim.

Unfortunately, it may only be a matter of time before it happens to this gentleman again. The criminal most times will go “dark” and start all over again in 6 months to a year. Identity Theft is spreading like the bubonic plague of yesteryear. It is touching so many lives in a very negative way undermining every U. S. citizen’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It’s maddening, frustrating, and takes a whole lot of time to resolve.

So, residents of Indiana, or people who have ID Theft issues in Indiana, if you’re willing to go to the mat like Paul Jones, go for it. However, if you’d like someone else to take care of detecting when your identity is being misused, if you’d like for someone else to handle the cleanup of an identity theft situation for you, then fight back, and listen to this.

My heart goes out to all residents as well as Identity Theft victims caught up in the State of Indiana ID Theft debacle. Obviously Indiana legislators just don’t care about you. They’re too busy schmoozing with the lobbyists and big business to even think about the repercussions of their lack of an ID Theft bill with real teeth in it and a willingness to help the victims.

Your Identity Protector,
Nancy Dewitz

Nancy Dewitz is co-founder of BTR Security with personal Identity Theft solutions tailored to consumers’ specific needs. She and her partner Robert Listerman are authors of the ebook “The Many Faces of Identity Theft.” They are consumer advocates and creators of individualized Identity Protection programs that give you and your family the options needed to keep your life intact.

If you have an Identity Theft story or experience that you’d like to share and become part of our upcoming book, please let us know. We’d love to hear all about it.

Watch Now:

 Identity Name Theft: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Learn everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Identity Theft. If you’re a babe in the woods about Identity Theft, particularly ID Name Theft a/k/a Character ID Theft, then take a look video with this post. 

If you don’t have three minutes right now to do this - even though  the people stealing your identity have the time – request our Free Report and get on our weekly ID Theft In Review to keep abreast of the vital info you need to keep from have your identity cloned.   

Why care about your identity being stolen by terrorists? Terrorists cannot legally emigrate into the USA, but from where they live overseas they can clone your identity (psst, don’t tell anyone but those terrorists do sneak into our country. Look at 9/11). When they blow up a building or gas a school, then they can offer up your driver’s license ID and maybe use your credit cards or debit cards for cash advances for bail and legal represenation.  So don’t be surprised when you become Public Enemy #1 and spend days in jail trying to prove over and over again that they have the wrong person.  This usually leads to a life in jail, if you live that long.Yes, America has tightened up her borders since 9/11, but that’s not saying much since border security and immigration were a joke before that. Since that fateful day, the USA has clamped down, requiring positive ID whether traveling on an airplane or renting an apartment. But whose identity is it people are using? Ever wonder how many different faces are out there on driver’s licenses with your name and information on them? Our vital but private information flows freely to all parts of the world. It only makes sense that anyone could assume our identity, plus get into and around our country without being detected. Law Enforcement Officials tell us that ID Name Theft is mostly untraceable back to the source. As bad as this sounds, there is an answer– Identity Monitoring that encompasses your whole identity, not just your credit cards.  If you value your identity, freedom, and rights as a US citizen, then it is time to take the next step, TAKE ACTION. It’s guaranteed Terrorists are taking action, and it’s time to protect yourself and your country.

It is much easier to protect yourself thru action and fix this BEFORE it becomes a problem.  Don’t just settle for credit monitoring or locking down your social security number for your credit.  What good is your credit if terrorists are using it?  Look into how Identity Monitoring will safeguard you, your family, your reputation, your assets, and a whole lot more.

Request your Free Report, The Many Faces of Identity Theft, and stay up-to-date with our ongoing Weekly ID Theft Review with helpful hints and traps to avoid (upper left hand corner of blog page.)  Do it now, before you become a victim.  Be sure to catch the quick video below. 

Your Identity Defender,
Nancy Dewitz

Nancy Dewitz is co-founder of BTR-Security with personal Identity Theft solutions tailored to consumers’ specific needs.  She and her partner Robert Listerman are authors of the hit ebook “The Many Faces of Identity Theft.” They are consumer advocates and creators of individualized Identity Protection programs for you and your family.

Watch Now:

 Criminal Identity Theft [3:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Regardless of the fact that Identity Theft commercials attempt at humor is momentarily funny, Identity Theft is no laughing matter. However, what’s really laughable to me is the fact that Credit Monitoring or a program that locks down your social security number is only concerned with one thing, your credit, and not identity theft name losses.

Criminal Identity Name Theft, is on the move and gaining ground steadily. To give you an idea of how this works, follow along with this example. A sexual predator gets arrested. At booking, this pervert gives them a license with your information that they stole or bought through an underground chatroom. (Your picture was modified with the ID thief’s photo.) Therefore, when this predator doesn’t show up for court, a bench warrant goes out for your arrest. Imagine being cuffed in front of your children or your business associates.

Until very recently, Americans have been kept in the dark about how to protect themselves from more than just credit fraud Identity Theft. However, a new dawn has come. Now more than ever, the “right” Identity Theft protection is as appropriate as having the right medical coverage when you need care. You really aren’t concerned about it until something happens, but when it does, you’re sure glad you have it.

Wouldn’t it be nice to know that you can protect yourself should Criminal Identity Name Theft ever happen to you? It’s so much better to stay out of jail, while the real criminal gets put behind bars.

Be sure to request our free 5-part series report on The Many Faces Of Identity Theft. You’ll discover what credit monitoring does and doesn’t do. Then we’ll reveal a solution so simple, you’ll wonder why someone didn’t think of it before now.

Has someone ever stolen your Identity? If so, share your story with us.

TheIdentityDoc,
Nancy Dewitz, BTR-Security

Nancy Dewitz is co-founder of BTR Security with personal Identity Theft solutions tailored to consumers’ specific needs. She and her partner Robert Listerman are authors of the soon to be published ebook, “The Many Faces of Identity Theft.” They are consumer advocates and creators of individualized Identity Protection programs for you and your family.

P.S. Don’t think it could happen to you? Have a listen to the video below, courtesy of CNN.