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Florida Law Enforcement Invited to Free Identity Theft Summit Presented by LifeLock & FBI-LEEDA

Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:04am EST
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091112005082/en

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LifeLock

 WHAT:             In partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Orlando Regional Office, LifeLock, Inc. (www.lifelock.com) and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) will be offering a free, one-day Identity Theft Summit bringing together local, regional and state law enforcement officials to better understand the crime of identity theft and the direction it is headed.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                   Participants will be presented with real case information and insight as to how law enforcement can best work to combat the crime. Instruction will also be provided into the various generations of identity theft, as well as information on new scams and the effective investigative strategies.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 WHO:              The summit is free and open to chiefs, sheriffs, investigative supervisors, fraud unit investigators, patrol officers and community policing personnel. Officials of all experience levels in investigating identity theft crimes are encouraged to attend.                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 WHEN:             Wednesday, November 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                   8 a.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 WHERE:            FDLE Orlando Regional Office, 500 West Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 WHY:              As reports of identity theft continue to rise across the country, law enforcement officials are being pressured by residents throughout their communities to find a way to curb the crime. According to Javelin Strategy & Research, an estimated 9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, with reported incidents hitting a 5-year high.                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 REGISTER:         To register, contact Paige Pedersen at 480-457-2108 or paige@lifelock.com or by fax at 480-907-2946.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 MEDIA CONTACT:    Christina Galloway, LifeLock Corporate Communications Coordinator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                   480-457-4671 or christina.galloway@lifelock.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   


LifeLock, Inc.
Christina Galloway
Corporate Communications Coordinator
480-457-4671
christina.galloway@lifelock.com

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