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MyPublicInfo Offering Protection Plan in Effort to Curb Child Identity Theft
Proactive Identity Management Service From MyPublicInfo Now Offered as Premium Family Package
| Source: MyPublicInfo
ARLINGTON, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 6, 2007 -- MyPublicInfo, Inc. (www.MyPublicInfo.com),
the leading provider of identity scoring and monitoring solutions for
consumers, today announced its new IdentitySweep Family Plan, an identity
theft protection service tailored to the needs of the everyday family.
Identity thieves frequently target the identities of young children -- even
toddlers and infants -- in order to steal their Social Security numbers and
make use of their clean credit records. Children under the age of 18 are
prime targets for identity thieves looking to use their information to open
credit cards, obtain driver's licenses, or to sell on the black market.
Over 5% of the identity theft related complaints the Federal Trade
Commission received in 2005 were from individuals younger than 18.
The IdentitySweep Family Plan uses innovative identity scoring technology
that can monitor up to four Social Security numbers, e-mail accounts,
addresses and up to 12 credit and debit cards for an affordable $12.95 per
month.
MyPublicInfo's new family plan includes the same proactive coverage of its
signature IdentitySweep product for up to four family members in an effort
to give parents peace of mind that their children's information is safe.
"The effects of identity theft are not felt solely by the individual whose
information has been compromised. Rather, an entire family can feel the
strain related to correcting a stolen identity. IdentitySweep Family aims
to be an affordable, proactive identity management service offering an
entire family the protection they need," said Dr. Harold Kraft, founder and
CEO of MyPublicInfo.
Misuse of a Social Security number is one of the leading causes of identity
theft -- one which credit monitoring services do not detect. Children who
have been victimized by identity theft find themselves penalized by high
interest rates for student loans and credit cards and blemished credit
records that take years to repair.
MyPublicInfo's IdentitySweep Family enables users to monitor and prevent
any fraudulent misuse of their Social Security number, as well as credit
and debit card numbers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for up to four
family members.
MyPublicInfo's IdentitySweep Family is the first real-time identity
management service extending protection to an entire family and is
available for use at http://www.IdentitySweep.com/. The service empowers
users to proactively protect their personal information and avert identity
crimes through innovative software tools that "sweep" the Internet for
their personal information. IdentitySweep Family searches databases and
chat rooms for Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and other
consumer information that has been hacked, stolen or breached.
About MyPublicInfo
MyPublicInfo, Inc. was founded in Arlington, Virginia in 2004 and is the
leading provider of consumer identity scoring and identity management
services. MyPublicInfo sells the most comprehensive consumer products
available through www.IdentitySweep.com and www.MyPublicInfo.com, partner
web sites, and other marketing channels. For more information or orders,
please go to www.mypublicinfo.com