Gina Melori
Newspaper Editor

I am always hearing on the news about identity theft but always wondered how I can protect myself from this. OptOut provided me with the information I needed to take control of my identity. Now I feel more secure and take a more proactive measure in preventing people from stealing my Identity.

Brian Stone
Graphic Artist

About a year ago I was the victim of identity theft. I was totally surprised that it happened to me. I always thought I was careful in preventing it from ever happening to me. But with technology constantly changing I realized that these identity thieves were getting smarter. OptOut keeps me updated on the new methods that Identity thieves use.

Anthony Puckett
Bank Teller

I can't tell you the amount of times that I have been told by customers they have been the victim of identity theft. I see first hand how hard it is to get you credit cleared and get back your identity. I swore that this wouldn't happen to me. After subscribing to OptOut I was able to take immediate measures to prevent identity theft from happening to me.

Susan Wong
Nurse

Being a nurse for elderly patients I am constantly hearing stories on how they have had their identity stolen. Many of them never even knew what identity theft was until it happened to them. After searching many services out there I found that OptOut was clearly the best choice. Not only did they immediately opt me out of several database websites by they gave me some sound tips on how to prevent identity theft from happening to me.

Tom Miller
Physician

One day I got a call from my wife telling me we have overdue payments on our credit cards. I knew this was wrong, as our accounts had a zero balance. It was then that I knew we were the victims of identity theft. After weeks of phone calls I was able to get things fixed. I was lucky. Now I have subscribed to OptOut.com so my wife and me can make sure this never happens to us again.

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Why Protect Your Identity?

Each year, millions of Americans have their identities stolen. To date, it is estimated that more than 10 million Americans per year experience some form of identity theft. Moreover, more than half of all identity theft victims discovered that their personal information had been used to open up new bank and credit card accounts under their name.

Once your identity has been stolen, it can take years to repair your credit and good name. Therefore, it is important to be proactive about protecting your personal information from would be identity thieves. Monitor your credit report, minimize your public profile and opt out of those services that sell or make available your personal information. Preventing identity theft today can help avoid a possible lifetime of identity recovery.

Identity Theft Statistics
According to a recent Javelin Strategy and Research Survey:

  • 8.1 million US adults were victim of some type of identity misuse
  • The total fraud amount in 2007 is estimated to be $49.3 billion
  • The average amount of loss for each victim in 2007 was expected to be $5,720
  • Individuals affected by Identity theft spend approximately 600 hours dealing with this over their life time.

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