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Norwalk, Conn. - May 4, 2006 - Affinion Group, a leading global affinity marketer, and CompUSA, one of the nation's leading retailers of technology products and services, have partnered to offer PrivacyGuard - a comprehensive identity theft protection service - at more than 240 CompUSA locations nationwide. Information containing the enrollment form will be available in every check lane as well as on-line at http://www.compusa.com.
PrivacyGuard, which was launched by Affinion Group in 1992, is a pre-eminent national identity theft protection product that offers daily credit monitoring, identity fraud resolution support and identity theft insurance.
"As identity theft escalates and more people become victims of this fraud, there's an even greater need in the marketplace for a robust identity theft product that can offer security and peace of mind," said Frank Abagnale, a former master forger and leading fraud prevention expert, whose life story became a blockbuster movie called Catch Me If You Can. "PrivacyGuard has a long and successful track record that offers security and other enhanced benefits to keep up with today's fast-paced lifestyle."
Also included in this new retail ID theft service is a detailed guide with tips and information on how to protect your identity, your credit and your good name, and a DVD featuring advice from Abagnale - including perspectives and innovative ideas on avoiding this skyrocketing fraud from the leading authority on fraud prevention and ID theft protection.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, with 27.3 million victims in the past five years, and nearly 20 million in the past two years alone, according to a study from Javelin Strategy & Research. This crime costs more than $56 billion, or $6,383 per victim, annually, according to the study. The crime has become so prevalent, that an identity thief strikes on average every 3.5 seconds.
The privacy and security of our customers is a high priority for CompUSA," said Brian Woods, executive vice president and general merchandising manager for CompUSA. "PrivacyGuard is one more tool we are offering to customers to provide them with peace of mind and protection from identity theft."
The CompUSA PrivacyGuard service offers:
About Affinion Group
As a global leader with nearly 35 years of experience, Affinion Group (www.affinion.com) enhances the value of its partners' customer relationships by developing and marketing valuable loyalty, membership, checking account, insurance and other compelling products and services. Leveraging its expertise in product development and targeted marketing, Affinion helps generate significant incremental revenue for more than 5,300 affinity partners worldwide, including many of the largest and most respected companies in financial services, retail, travel, and Internet commerce. Based in Norwalk, Conn., the company has approximately 3,300 employees throughout the United States and in 10 countries across Europe, and markets in 14 countries globally. Affinion holds the prestigious ISO 27001 certification for the highest information security practices, is PCI compliant and Cybertrust certified. For more company and investor information visit www.affinion.com.