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Tomorrow November 17, 2009 the AAA Auto Club South will be hosting an identity theft workshop with the help of the leader in identity theft protection LifeLock. The identity theft workshop is aimed at educating the Florida AAA customers about the threat that identity theft presents. The workshop will also educate the people on the services that LifeLock offers and how they protect Millions of people from identity theft everyday.

It is so nice to see companies like AAA and LifeLock going out of their way to educate the public on identity theft. Identity theft is something that no one wants to happen to them and not many people want to talk about. So it’s good to see companies trying to take the message to the public and at least get people thinking about it.

I was talking to one of my friends just the other day that lives in Orlando. He was telling me that someone broke into his car and didn’t steal anything. Most people don’t think about identity theft when it comes to car break-ins. I was telling him that the person might have been looking for a purse, wallet, or anything to steal his identity with. Orlando is ranked as the number 53 metropolitan area for identity theft complaints. Florida is also ranked 3rd in the nation for identity theft complaints. AAA  Auto Club South is doing a good thing getting their Florida customers educated in the ways of identity theft.

In a world plagued by rampant identity theft, even the mailboxes at our homes can’t be assumed to be secure. In fact, stolen mail is one of the most common sources of information for identity thieves.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to make your mail safer, and there are things LifeLock does to help.

If you haven’t done it already, it’s time to stop getting and sending bills through the mail. Instead, have your creditors and financial institutions set up electronic statements and payments. Though the Internet isn’t totally secure either, it accounts for a very small percentage of identity theft.

Even if you don’t want to or can’t go the electronic route, don’t leave statements sitting in your mailbox. When you pay bills, don’t leave the checks sitting in the mailbox with the red flag up.

Consider buying a locking mailbox so incoming mail will be secure.

Drop your outgoing checks into a U.S. Postal Service mailbox. For even better security, rent a mailbox at the post office for all mail.

How LifeLock protects your mail

One of the first things Life Lock does for their new members is contact the marketing associations that sell consumer information. LifeLock will work with them to have your name removed from junk mail and pre-approved credit card lists, the mail that identity thieves hope to find in your mailbox.

Helping to protect you from mail thieves is just a small part of LifeLock’s comprehensive identity theft protection service. Each of their 1.5 million members is protected from wallet theft, Internet identity theft rings and the mail diversion strategies of identity thieves.

Visit LifeLock.com to learn more. If you decide to enroll, use the Promotional Code Defense for the lowest price.