Keep your identity more secure. We scan the dark web for your personal information to help you to react faster if the worst should happen. For added peace of mind, our handy identity restoration specialists can also support you with step-by-step guidance on how to reclaim your identity.
To help put your mind at ease, we search key areas online to check if your personal information has been exposed online or misused. If we discover anything, we notify you right away.
Your money: We alert you if we spot any unusual transactions on your bank accounts or payment cards. Catch problems earlier. Take action more quickly.
The dark web and beyond: We check the dark web, deep web, and private forums to see if your personal information’s there.
Your social media accounts: We look for odd activity on your social media accounts and notify you if we find anything. This helps you act quicker to secure your accounts and stay ahead of cybercriminals.
Call our professional identity restoration specialists to get support with your identity theft issues. If you feel unsure and just want that extra support, they can even join you on three-way calls with important organizations.
These include financial institutions, merchants, government agencies, or other kinds of third parties.
If somebody steals your payment card or driver’s license, this can be extremely stressful. To help give you the support you need, we walk you through what you need to do to cancel and replace these — and other important ID items or documents.
You need to sign up to a dedicated service from a recognizable brand with a good reputation, especially if you want help you can trust with identity theft issues. For us at AVG, it’s simply a case of you visiting the AVG website, selecting an AVG Secure Identity plan, and signing up. As a part of this plan, we search the dark web for potential exposure of your personal data. This includes credit card numbers, emails addresses, and passwords.
The main thing is to act fast if someone steals your identity. File a police report and contact financial institutions to make them aware of any fraud. Becoming a victim of identity theft can be stressful. We can make the recovery from it easier if bad luck strikes, providing that you’re already subscribed to AVG Secure Identity.
Not only do we check the internet thoroughly for exposure of your data and notify you — you get access to restoration support for your case if someone steals your identity.
No one can prevent identity theft. But you can help reduce the chances of it happening by becoming cautious with personal data (like payment information) and paying more attention to how you’re using it, where, and when. Use strong, unique passwords for online accounts. And avoid sharing sensitive information over the phone or online, especially with people representing organizations that you’ve never seen or heard of before.
Be wary of suspicious emails or links, and consider signing up as a subscriber to an identity protection service for support with detecting issues, advice with how to deal with them, and support with the recovery process. AVG Secure Identity can help with this.
It’s best to start by checking the most obvious things in your day-to-day life. For example, monitor your finances for transactions you didn’t do yourself and check your bank account for any strange activity. If you subscribe to AVG Secure Identity, we can monitor the dark web for personal information of yours that’s potentially fallen into the wrong hands.
Signs your identity is stolen may include unauthorized bank or payment card transactions. You may also get odd, unexpected calls from financial services organizations or government agencies. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, seek help from the authorities and financial experts.
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