Intersections Inc. to Present Identity Theft Awareness and Protection Seminar

CHANTILLY, Va., MAY 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX), a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity  risk management services that has protected 32 million consumers, will be presenting a seminar on identity theft awareness and prevention for businesses and consumers on Thursday, May 26th starting at 6:30 pm at the Altavista Train Station in Altavista, Virginia.  This seminar is free to all Chamber members, and open to non-Chamber members for a nominal fee.  

"Intersections is proud to partner with the Altavista Chamber of Commerce to bring members and other attendees this valuable information," said Tim Rohrbaugh, Vice President of Information Security with Intersections who will be leading the seminar.  "It is our goal to educate local businesses and consumers about the risks associated with identity theft and to provide them with the necessary tools they need to help mitigate some of these risks."

In addition to educating attendees about identity theft, the seminar will also focus on the current state of identity theft crimes.   The educational session will then be followed by a question and answer forum where attendees will have the opportunity to interact with Mr. Rohrbaugh.

With the recent opening of the Intersections new customer care facility, which is expected to bring more than 250 new jobs to this area, Intersections is committed to staying involved with the local community.  "It is our pleasure to continue to build upon our relationship with Intersections to help educate our local community on identity theft protection," said Patty Eller, President of the Chamber.  "We look forward to being able to work with Intersections to be able to provide more of these events in the future."

As a pioneer in the identity theft industry, Intersections provides its services under private label arrangements to the largest financial institutions in North America and also markets direct-to-consumer through its award-winning, comprehensive identity theft and recovery services product suite, IDENTITY GUARD®.

To learn more about this event, please visit the Altavista Chamber of Commerce website: http://www.altavistachamber.com/Default.aspx?pageId=220172&eventId=276866&EventViewMode=EventDetails.

About Intersections (www.intersections.com)

Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq: INTX) is a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management services.  Eight million consumers are actively protected by Intersections' consumer and breach remediation services offered through North America's leading financial institutions, directly to consumers under its award-winning IDENTITY GUARD® brand (www.identityguard.com), and through its exclusive partnership with ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center.  Since its inception in 1996, Intersections has protected 32 million consumers.

For advice, opinions, and the latest news on identity theft for consumers, visit http://www.IDGuardian.com. Twitter handle: IDGuardian.

SOURCE Intersections Inc.