ID Monitoring: Catch misuse of your cards quickly!

The dark side of the Internet

Every day, thousands of credit card details, Social Insurance Numbers and bank account numbers are bought and sold online. Believe it or not, there are entire websites and web forums devoted to the destructive trade of personal information.

Credit card numbers may be sold for just pennies apiece. Whole identities may fetch a few dollars.

Your identification or card information may be among those up for grabs!

But how could my personal details fall into the wrong hands?

Thieves steal personal information from your mailbox, receipts, trash or by hacking into your computer or social networking account. An unscrupulous bank employee may sell account information by the bundle; a retail outlet may suffer a data breach. Government agencies, schools and health facilities also fall prey to security leaks, computer theft or plain incompetence. Identity thieves work in a vast variety of ways.

Your identification and other information is stored in many places. It just takes one lapsed security check, one devious outsider or one inside employee to put you at risk.

Is there anything I can do?

Yes. ID monitoring is an advanced and successful way to catch the misuse of your identification and cards online. ID monitoring services scour the Internet constantly for identification and card information, paying particular attention to black market websites, chat rooms and forums where identity theft is discussed.

If your personal data is spotted, it could be a sign that your identity has been compromised.

SpotMyID is the first consumer ID monitoring service available in Canada. Already in use by many top financial institutions and corporations, the advanced technology behind SpotMyID offers expert identity protection – and it's included with your Protection Power membership.

As SpotMyID trolls the deep corners of the Internet, it may spot your SIN, debit card number, credit card or bank account information. If it does, you'll be sent an “On The Spot” alert that same day. With quick action, you may be able to stop identity theft before it causes deep financial harm.

SpotMyID identity monitoring. FREE with your Protection Power membership. Sign up today!