I had three home improvement loans opened in my name and my son had a brokerage account (I know weird) – these two events are totally unrelated, other then they may be a result of the same data breach – we get notified of like 2-3 a year these days.
So we have gone through every credit agency, frozen and placed fraud alerts on everything. I am working with the bank on these loans, police reports, etc.
But my wife is really pushing to get LifeLock – which always seemed a little scammy – like extended car warranty type feeling.
So what does the reddit-hive-mind think on this ?
Are there any other legit protection/insurance companies?
Facing two separate identity thefts – is LifeLock realistic in their claims – or is a different credit / identity insurance better?
byu/geek66 inpersonalfinance
Posted by geek66
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I wouldn’t bother.
I credit freeze at the major (and minor) credit bureaus is generally good enough. Stuff like Lifelock just streamlines the same stuff you’d do.
It’s not that hard. And it’s all compiled into one section of the PF Wiki.
* https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/identity_theft