Step 1

Check out http://www.ellenandthegeek.com. Read the very short description of what I'm trying to do then either click the links there or check out this short Youtube video to learn how identity theft protection SHOULD be done (without paying any monthly fees). Go to Step 2.

Step 2: Help me promote credit report freezes

Everyone would be safer against ID theft if they'd just lock their credit reports, but almost no one is telling people they have this option (not the Federal Trade Commission, not so-called ID theft experts, and definitely not those "ID theft protection services"). So I'll do it. I will tell the world if I get the chance.

If you can help me get exposure via news sites, TV or radio shows, or anything else you can think of, you'll get cards in return:

• National TV

  Connect me with the right people with Ellen, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America or similar and you get a 60 day card just for making the connection. If you can get me on the show or your efforts lead to it, you get whatever I have left and the contest is over. Obviously if you do this early in the contest, that could be a LOT of free game time.

• Other publicity

  Major website coverage like Reddit, or another high-traffic site? National Radio? The sky's the limit. I don't know what would work best so I leave it to your imagination. Let me know what you have in mind and I can tell you what it's worth. The basic idea is that the more you help me spread the word (and raise some publicity), the better for both of us!

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