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We took a fun summer vacation at the end of June, but we are suddenly feeling the need to book another last minute mini getaway. One thing that is really important to me when we are going on vacation is safety. Before we had kids we didn’t worry about safety near as much (not sure why, but we didn’t), but now that we have kids I’m always looking for things I can do to keep my family as safe as possible, especially when we are away from home and out of our element.
Not long ago my husband went away on a business trip and his credit card number was stolen (not that actual card, but the number). We didn’t find out until he went to use his card for business and it was declined. He knew the card had plenty of available credit, so he tried it several times. By now, he’s feeling a bit silly and embarrassed and he decides to call the credit card company. The credit card company is able to pull up his info and tell him right away that they had a hold on his account because there were some charges made that were out of the norm for us.
Thankfully we were not liable for the charges, but it sure was a headache for my husband who just wanted to go on his trip and use his card like he normally does. It is times like this that I feel it’s important to have a service like LifeLock.
What is LifeLock?
LifeLock offers comprehensive identity theft protection that helps to safeguard your finances, credit and good name. This is more important today than it ever has been! I don’t know how they do it, but people are getting smarter and more clever when it comes to theft and that is just scary!
LifeLock’s new moto:
“Living life free with LifeLock while enjoying summer vacation.
safe with identity theft protection during summer travel season.”
LifeLock identity theft protection provides you with even more protection than credit monitoring and they watch out for you in ways that bans and credit card companies simply can’t. I personally love that you can log into your personal member portal (which of course is completely secure) anytime that you would like to review alerts and notifications. You can also contact Member Services and get tips on how to keep yourself protected even better.
LifeLock’s technology will search for potential misuse of your Social Security number, name, address or date of birth in applications for credit and services. You can even get alerts via phone, email, mobile app, or my favorite–text messages! This will allow you to respond immediately to confirm if the activity is fraudulent or not.
I’m impressed at all that LifeLock offers it’s members and love that they were able to come up with a service that will allow you to always know what is going on and have the peace of mind in knowing that your identity is protected and safe.
I think I’ll start planning my mini vacation now!
What do you do to keep your family protected?
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While this is a sponsored post all opinions expressed are our own and we only give honest opinions.
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