TEMPE, AZ – (June 2, 2009) For more than a century, the men and
women of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) have
given selflessly to defend those throughout the world who could not
fight for themselves. True heroes, these veterans have earned their
good names through great sacrifice, but their honorable deeds are of
no consequence to identity thieves ready to tarnish their credit
histories, perpetrate fraud and leave behind mountains of debt.
LifeLock is honored to partner with the VFW to help foreign war
veterans protect themselves from another battle, the fight against
identity theft. Many veterans are vulnerable to having personal
information stolen as their social security number is their unique
identifier to all military installations. The use of personally
identifiable information of military men and women is more accessible
as the information is listed on all documents as well as on individual
dog tags. This new partnership offers VFW's more than 2.2 million
members a discount on LifeLock services, which work proactively to
help protect members from identity theft. LifeLock joins VFW's
extensive list of benefits that aim to give support to veterans and
their families. "These veterans have fought hard to protect us, and
now LifeLock can show our gratitude to help protect them from identity
theft," said LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. "As identity thieves are
attacking consumers in various ways, we are honored to partner with
the VFW to help them protect the good names of our service men and
women." The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is a nonprofit
veterans' service organization composed of combat veterans and those
who currently serve on active duty or in the Guard and Reserves.
Founded in 1899 and chartered by Congress in 1936, the VFW is the
nation's largest organization of war veterans and is one of its oldest
veterans' organizations. With 2.2 million members located in 7,800 VFW
Posts worldwide, the VFW and its Auxiliaries are dedicated to "honor
the dead by helping the living" through veterans service, legislative
initiatives, youth scholarships, Buddy Poppy and national military
service programs. Annually, the VFW and its Auxiliaries contribute
more than 13 million hours of community service to the nation. For
more information or to join, visit the organization's Web site at
www.vfw.org. Identity theft is costing Americans more than $1.8
billion annually, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and the
latest FTC report on identity theft shows the number of identity theft
complaints has grown by 21 percent from 2007 to 2008.
We are pleased with the opportunity to team with LifeLock in providing
identity theft protection to VFW members," said VFW Adjutant General
Allen "Gunner" Kent. " Thousands of veterans are at risk, including
older veterans who may not fully understand the ramifications of
identity theft and fraud, and with the families of our troops,
especially those with loved ones deployed in harm's way."About
LifeLock®LifeLock is a proactive identity theft protection service
providing consumers with confidence and control as an answer for their
good faith suspicion of becoming the next victim.
LifeLock (www.lifelock.com) leads the charge against the crime by
educating consumers, working with law enforcement, and developing
leading services/products, and doing what it should for members.
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