Chamber becomes first in state to offer members chance to remove any fear of crime

(Tempe, AZ - December 4, 2006) – The Stillwater (OK) Chamber of Commerce today announced it has selected LifeLock as the Identity Theft Protection Partner for its more than 1,200 members.  The SCC becomes the first Chamber inside the state of Oklahoma to offer its members the LifeLock Preventative ID Theft Solution.

Labeled “The fastest growing crime in America”, it was predicted that in the United States alone, 15 million people (or 1 in 20) will have their identity compromised in 2006 — that's more than a 350 percent increase from a year ago.  To date, more than 100,000,000 people have been affected by losses of personal data in the last 20 months, including more than 62 million through places of employment.

“We do our best to educate the general public that 50% of all ID Thefts occur through work, whether that be people you work with, people you used to work with or the company losing data by one means or another,” said LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. “We are hopeful that the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce will encourage all its members to take advantage of this partnership and never worry about this crime again.”

LifeLock, based in Tempe, Arizona, does the prevention work by maintaining active fraud alerts with the three major credit bureaus, as well as ChexSystems. The LifeLock system makes personal information useless to everyone but the rightful owner. Every time someone attempts to open credit, change an address or make changes to bank accounts, LifeLock is there to ensure the right person is making the request.

Also unique to other products on the market, LifeLock removes a member’s name from solicitation lists and junk mail, eliminating a primary target of ID thieves – the pre-approved credit offer. Best of all, the LifeLock system is backed by a $1 million guarantee to completely fix any problems if a client was ever compromised.

The Stillwater Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit association of business and industry and individuals interested in the economic growth and quality of life of the community. Its members represent a broad cross section of the economy. They provide the resources, ideas, and initiative to "make things happen" in Stillwater and the surrounding area. That commitment to excellence and community advancement contributed to the organization's recent three-star Accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
For more information on LifeLock and this partnership, go to www.lifelock.com or www.stillwaterchamber.org.