Comments on: Is LifeLock an identity theft protection service people can trust?

By: betty

betty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:22:03 +0000

Lifelocks guarantee states they will “attempt to renew” the fraud alerts and to collect on their insurance, it HAS to be a “Defect in their service.” I lost my wallet, filed a police report, contacted LL when I became a victim and they told me I wasn’t covered because “loosing my wallet wasn’t a defect in their service” LIFELOCK SUCKS! THEY ARE A SCAM! READ THEIR GUARANTEE

By: Identity Theft Protection Service

Identity Theft Protection Service — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:50 +0000

Lifelock is a pretty good identity theft protection program. I can’t belive that a user would want to compare that to pre paid legal. Lifelock is a better company and has better reputation.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:23:44 +0000

I tried http://www.optoutdetectives.com I met one of the owners at Best Buy and we started talking about identity theft. I found out he was a police officer and told him my story of being a victim. He actually helped me with steps I needed to take to recover from what I was going through. I would suggest anyone who needs help or has questions contact them. He was very helpful.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:32:34 +0000

I have been going crazy comparing ID theft companies and all the different prices. Looks to me like most all are the same with the big companies charging more due to huge advertising cost. I googled “affordable identity theft protection” and found articles on CNBC and Forbes referencing a Identity theft protection company called ShieldSafe. They offer the same services but for only 49 dollars per year. For that price it was a “no brainer”. I also googled there name and found good reviews. Hope this helps.

By: S Byrtus

S Byrtus — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:04:59 +0000

There is a saying that “Time will either promote you or expose you”. I believe that time is “exposing” LifeLock for what it really is. After all, aside from all that has been said in previous posts, they ARE basically charging people to do what we can all do for ourselves for FREE! There are five different types of identity theft and whatever service you choose does need to cover all five…there are also differences between “resolution”, “reimbursement”, and “RESTORATION” services. The best is RESTORATION as it not only monitors but restores! I am also a member of the Identity Theft Shield and Life Events Legal Plan offered through PPLSI. And it DOES work! This is a well established, 35 year old, NYSE Company, recently endorsed on TRU TV by a former President of the American Bar Association, CEO and Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other notables.
No secret here, I am also an Independent Associate.

By: Steven T. Lunsford

Steven T. Lunsford — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:35:54 +0000

I to, use PrePaid Legal and The Identity Theft Shield from Kroll America, your credit is monitored continously and you are notified immediately. Kroll is the only company that does complete Restoration and there Fraud Investigators do all the work. I’ve had several friends to drop Life Lock and come over to Prepaid Legal. Check every company before you make a decision. http://www.prepaidlegal.com

By: lifelockjoke

lifelockjoke — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:14:59 +0000

Trust me, the services of Lifelock is a joke. I used to work there. The WHOLE company is very disorganized. There is alot of dishonest people working there. These people are not just the ones on the bottom, but it’s the higher up people that are dishonest

By: Mark Wick

Mark Wick — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:04:42 +0000

My service is The Identity Theft Shield from Kroll, Inc. and Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. It works. I know from experience. Nothing can prevent ID theft, but we all need to have a service in place that will notify us immediately if our information is being misused in ANY of the FIVE areas of ID theft. I, for one, do not want to have to do all the work necessary to clear my name, and I don’t have to. A licensed agent will do most of that for me.
I do represent these services and the details can be found at my web site.
Do carefully research any service which says it offers some kind of ID theft related services. Understand what services or offered and how you get them. Know how long the company offering the services has been around and its’ background. Is it likely the company has the resources to do what it says it will do?
We are all exposed. Be proactive. Do not just hope it doesn’t happen to you.
Make an informed decision about what is best for you and provides the best value.

By: Pat Mitchell

Pat Mitchell — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:38:44 +0000

A story like this underscores why reputation is so important today when a couple of web developers can make a company look like a Fortune 100 mainstay. I am protected by RelyData (http://www.relydata.com) because they are the ONLY company recommended by the credit reporting industry. That’s an endorsement you can trust.

By: Sean Steele

Sean Steele — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:10:07 +0000

Interesting background on Maynard and LifeLock. Also interesting that you plug a competitor the way you chose to — for me, it left a sour taste for what was, otherwise, a very well-researched and well-reasoned opinion piece.