Identity Guard provide a range of identity protection services, which can help to prevent your personal Information being used by fraudsters. It is important to protect even basic personal information such as your name, telephone number and address, as these can by used by criminals to carry out a number of unlawful activities such as fraudulently applying for goods, credit or services, or giving a false identity in the event of an arrest (in this case the crime would be recorded in another person's name and they would be legally liable for all fines and charges).
Identity Guard is a good choice as they offer a good range of identity protection packages to suit most budgets:
* Good Start - this is the lowest package at just $4.99 per month and provides a credit file monitoring service, which will scan your credit file and alert you if any changes have been made.
* Watchful Eye - this package is just $8.99 per month and as well as credit file monitoring it also offers a Web protection service, which monitors the Internet and alerts you if your personal data is being misused online.
* Extra Caution - this third level service is $12,99, as well as the features from the two previous packages it also includes access to your main credit files, so that you can check through your credit history for any potential errors or fraudulent activity.
* Total Protection - this is the most expensive package at $17.99 and has all of the features of the others, but also includes Zonealarm, a software protection package for your computer, and Wallet protection, to limit the damages in the event you lose your wallet.
