| Nothing puts a damper on a pay-day celebration like | | | | aware of the change. The company's services are |
| finding out that the dollars on your pay stub have | | | | backed by a $1 million total service guarantee. |
| been stolen along with your identity. Although tiny in | | | | "Working in the payroll industry, we understand how |
| size, your pay stub is can be pretty valuable in the | | | | crucial it is to devote the utmost attention to |
| hands of a criminal. Personal information printed on | | | | people's personal information, and that's why we are |
| your check, such as your full name, address and | | | | thrilled to partner with LifeLock," says AmCheck CEO |
| Social Security Number, are key pieces that a thief | | | | Dean Lucente. "We strive to offer our customers the |
| needs to steal your identity. | | | | best service, and by helping our employers and their |
| Customers and employees of Phoenix-based | | | | employees to protect their identities, we are further |
| AmCheck, a leading payroll processing company, can | | | | setting AmCheck apart from its competitors in the |
| now take advantage of an identity theft protection | | | | payroll industry." |
| offering as a result of a partnership announced today | | | | Identity theft has become the number-one crime in |
| between the company and LifeLock®. With more | | | | the nation, passing up drug trafficking, according to |
| than 1,500 clients that service more than 200,000 | | | | the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2007, the fast |
| employees, AmCheck has added LifeLock's services | | | | growing crime costs residents of Arizona $31.2 million |
| to its list of human resource benefits, giving clients | | | | and also giving the state the number one title in the |
| and employees the opportunity to take advantage of | | | | nation as the worst in identity theft reported cases, |
| LifeLock's proactive identity theft protection package | | | | according to the Federal Trade Commission. |
| at a discounted rate. | | | | About LifeLock |
| "Identity theft criminals will take advantage of any | | | | Founded in 2005, LifeLock works to close many of |
| avenue they can find to take over a person's | | | | the doors identity thieves go through to misuse |
| identity," says LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. "A few | | | | personal information. Closing in on 1.5 million members, |
| weeks ago I was in the park with my family and | | | | LifeLock has earned multiple awards, including the |
| found a piece of paper on the ground. It was | | | | Red Herring 100 Global Award as one of the Top 100 |
| someone's pay stub that included all the information I | | | | start-ups in the world. LifeLock was the recipient of |
| would have needed to cause great harm to that | | | | two American Business Awards for advertising in |
| individual. Though it may have been in trash or just | | | | 2008, and most recently, garnered an additional |
| lost to the wind, this important information was lost | | | | award honor for advertising from the International |
| for anyone to use. It's because this simple mistake | | | | Business Awards. LifeLock representatives are |
| could have cost someone dearly, that we stress the | | | | available to assist members 24 hours a day, seven |
| importance of placing layers of protection. This should | | | | days a week from the company's secure facility in |
| be a tremendous partnership to spread that vital | | | | Tempe, Ariz. LifeLock lifelock.com) is a private |
| message." | | | | company backed by Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins |
| As the industry leader in identity theft protection, | | | | Caufield and Byers, as well as Bessemer Venture |
| LifeLock requests on behalf of its clients that the | | | | Partners. |
| national credit bureaus place fraud alerts on its | | | | About AmCheck |
| members' credit files, and requests that members' | | | | AmCheck is a national provider of Payroll Services, |
| names be removed from pre-approved credit card | | | | ASO Services and Professional Employer Organization |
| offer and junk mail lists. Members are also entitled to | | | | (PEO) services. Launched in Phoenix in 1996, the |
| LifeLock's WalletLock, eRecon and TrueAddress | | | | company is one of the country's largest independent |
| services. WalletLock works to cancel and replace all | | | | Payroll Service Bureaus, serving thousands of clients, |
| documents and personal identifying information inside | | | | and managing every aspect of payroll, taxes, |
| a wallet if it is lost or stolen. eRecon is a regular | | | | employee benefits, pension plans and worker's |
| patrol of the Internet in search of social security | | | | compensation. In 2001, the company expanded its |
| numbers, credit card numbers, driver's license | | | | reach nationally by opening offices in other states. |
| numbers and email addresses of LifeLock members | | | | Today, AmCheck is a leader in Web-based payroll |
| to protect against the information being illegally | | | | technology, and is recognized for its skill in harnessing |
| traded or sold online. LifeLock's TrueAddress service | | | | and applying the latest technologies in order to |
| searches to see if members have had a change of | | | | improve clients' internal and external processes. |
| address form filed and alert them to ensure they are | | | | |