IDAvenger Review

IDAvenger offers protection against both known and unknown threats, and is meant to be a one-stop shop for all of your identity needs. They offer monitoring as a preventative measure and full service recovery as well. Their services are meant to be simple, and easy for the average person to utilize.

What We Like

In the midst of companies trying to offer more and more services to top one another, it’s nice to see a company brand themselves as those who streamline their services so you can rest knowing that you’re in good hands. You won’t have to install software that you might not understand or take complicated tests to determine your fraud risk. These can be extremely important tools, but they can also make people intimidated by them too. They also offer 24/7 full-scale recovery and lost wallet assistance, making their help priceless when you’re in a crisis.

We also like their initial promises that they can’t stop identity theft completely, but they can make sure that they’re doing everything possible to make it less likely to happen to you. The more measures you have in place, the more likely a thief is to move onto the next person they have in mind. The company also offers identity theft solutions to businesses at bulk rates, due to the amount of time lost if and when an employee has to stop to get records photocopied and calls made about their lost credit cards.

What We Don’t Like

There’s little to be found in the way of unbiased information about them, but it should be noted that the few reviews about them aren’t all that bad. However, they offer an affiliate-sharing program which gives out money to people who promote their services. This isn’t the worst thing a company can do, especially considering they have to get their name out somewhere, but it often points to a company attempting to sign people up in a somewhat disingenuous way. Truly pleased customers don’t need an incentive to promote what they like.

They also don’t offer credit monitoring from the major bureaus, which is a large component of identity theft. It’s often the very first way people realize that their information has gotten into the hands of the wrong people. They have long explanations of why their service is much better than identity theft, but really it’s often the financial matters that trigger the alerts that happen.

The Bottom Line

There’s nothing specifically that we can point to to say that this service isn’t worthwhile, but something seems to be incomplete about the company. Their information is certainly there, but the details seem lost in the promises. Perhaps they’re working on a different program, or are trying to increase their reach and publicity. It may be worthwhile to wait to see if they revamp, and then reassess.