Restoring Your Identity - Restoration vs Resolution

Identity theft is growing and has affected 27.3 millions people in America in the past 5 years. Those people not only lose their identity, money, credit and more, they also spend years and even more money trying to clean it up. But what does it really take when restoring your identity?

If you have been a victim of identity theft and are suffering for things you did not do, you need the proper assistance. There are companies who are out there who can help with restoring your identity or with restoration. At first glance, these services may look like the same thing, but they are not. Resolution Services offer a solution for the victim to work with to restore their identity, while Restoration Services do the actual work to restore the victims identity.

Resolution Services

Resolution Services offer the victim an identity theft product with instructions on how the victim can restore their identity themselves. Some services offer a call in service where the victim can speak with a Crisis Coach. Either way, the victim has to do the work to restore their identity which can take weeks to month and in some cases years to restore their identity.

Restoration Services

Restoration Services have clients sign a limited power of attorney, empowering them to complete 85% of the work. The victim can live their lives while the Restoration Service goes to work for them with the credit reporting agencies, the Department of Motor Vehicles, Social Security Administration, the Post Office and more, all of which they have systems and relationships with to handle the restoration process in a more efficient manner. This results in a much quicker identity restoration.

Ultimately, it is up to the victim as to which type of service works better for them. Some people are so jaded that they do not trust anyone and would rather do the work themselves, while others prefer the experience of the service and want them to use their contacts to fix the situation as quickly as possible. This option will save identity theft victims hours of time and frustration.

Prevention

As with anything, prevention is always best. There are hundreds of things you can do to protect your identity. The problem is many of us do not have the time or knowledge to implement every prevention strategy. With so much of our information out there not under our control an early warning system is important. Safeguard your information as much as you can. Avoid putting your information out there, check your credit card statements item by item, use only secure internet sites when shopping, and never let your credit card, license or bill out of your sight.