ID Shield Review of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Identity Theft Companies Reviews

Many identity theft protection services offer similar things, but ID Shield is slightly different. Read on our ID Shield review!

What is ID Shield? Review of Their Service

ID Shield is a subsidiary of Legal Shield and used to be a part of their offerings. Now, ID Shield operates as a separate company.

Legal Shield was formed in 1969 in Ada, OK, by a lawyer who wanted everyone to have access to legal help. Today, Legal Shield harnesses the Internet’s power with its app that any paying customer can download and use.

Legal Shield offers you will get legal assistance at any time, as much as you need. They claim to be able to save you lots of money on legal fees over the years.

Similar to other identity theft protection services, ID Shield offers credit monitoring and financial activity alerts. If someone tries to take out a loan in your name, you will be alerted to the activity.

You also have access to consultations with real lawyers who can help you in the legal aspects of getting your identity back.

The main differentiating factor is that, with their service, you have access to a private investigator who will track down identity thieves and, ultimately, bring them to justice. You are also given a $5 million coverage guarantee.

But what’s the catch? Let’s look at how customers reviewed ID Shield.

ID Shield Complaints and Customer Reviews

There are a few customer reviews out there for ID Shield, and most of them say the same thing.

The big plus to ID Shield is how well they monitor your personal information and where it goes. They make it easy to not only protect your identity but finding the person who did it and making a fraud case becomes easy as pie.

ID Shield used to be an add-on to Legal Shield that cost $29.95 per month, but now it’s much cheaper, with individual protection costing $9.95 a month and family protection at $19.95 per month!

So ID Shield seems to be worth it overall, but if you mainly need credit reports and credit monitoring, you might want to go with another company.

Let’s review their plans and their offerings!

Individual Identity Theft Protection

The main features of this plan are as follows:

  • Identity Protection Consultation Services. With this plan, you will get the opportunity to talk one-on-one with an identity protection expert who will talk to you. They will help you in many ways, including reducing pre-approved credit card offers and consultation on many common scams and tricks that thieves use.
  • Lost Wallet Assistance. In case you lose your wallet, you can call up ID Shield, and they will help you cancel your credit cards and detect any security breaches that may have occurred due to this.
  • Privacy Monitoring. They will monitor your identity online on the black market websites and chat rooms for any possible theft of which you may be a victim. They will also look across the Web for any exact matches of personal information.
  • Credit Monitoring. They will scour your credit report and alert you to any activity that doesn’t seem right. You also get quarterly credit score reports(from TransUnion only) and tracking.
  • Identity Restoration – Your Own PI. ID Shield will allow you access to their highly trained, Kroll certified private investigators to find the source of any identity theft… and put the criminal to justice.

They have some solid offerings for the price! So, what are the benefits for your family?

Family Protection for up to 4 People

Again, you get the above benefits, plus the following additional benefits:

  • Spousal Protection. All of the benefits you get are automatically transferred to your spouse as well. This makes getting this a great deal!
  • Identity Protection for Minors. Minors are not supposed to have any activity on their credit report until they decide to build credit for themselves. If someone is criminally using your child’s name, ID Shield will help you find what’s happening.

What to Do If My Identity Get Stolen?

  • Don’t panic.
  • File an initial fraud claim with a credit bureau.
  • Get your credit reports ready and dispute any fraudulent activity.
  • File a police report and an identity theft affidavit.

For more information, please read this report by the FTC. Follow these steps, and you should be on the road to recovery.

Identity fraud happens to thousands of people every day, and it could happen to you. Know your rights, and know your options.

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