Veterans Advantage Press Office

ID Theft Protection Services Available to All Veterans, and
Active Duty Who Are At Risk

Washington, DC, June 9, 2006

Veterans Advantage (www.VeteransAdvantage.com) the leading nationwide membership program providing new service benefits for U.S. Veterans, National Guard, Reservists, Active Duty military and their families, announced today that a comprehensive ID Theft Protection Service will be provided free to its members who are U.S. Veterans and Active Duty personnel and believe their personal information is at risk due to the recent theft of data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans Advantage's ID Theft Protection Services will help those members at risk identify steps to research and clear their name of any illegal use of their personal data, as well as help prevent such loss occurring in the future. Members will also be provided access to a dedicated toll-free phone number to work personally with a counselor on steps they need to take in either case.

"As a Veteran myself, I can personally appreciate the uncertainty and fear prompted by the recent theft of confidential data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs," said Scott Higgins, Founder and Chief Executive of Veterans Advantage. "But we want all to know, we are here to help," Higgins added.

In response to the announcement of the loss of sensitive data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Higgins has called on all U.S. Veterans to keep a close watch out for identity theft.

"If you have any questions specific to the incident at the Department of Veterans Affairs, contact them directly. But, if you want to do something about it right now and protect yourself in the future, contact us," he said.

Recent reports from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimate 26.5 million veterans whose names, birth dates and social security numbers were stolen on May 3, including records from nearly all active-duty military, National Guard and Reserve members (about 2.2 million).

To get the ID Theft protection services benefit, all U.S. Veterans and Active Duty who have served in any branch or period of service, as well as their spouses and dependent children, are encouraged to join Veterans Advantage as part of a SPECIAL 30-DAY FREE TRIAL at www.VeteransAdvantage.com or call toll-free 1-866-VET REWARDS (1-866-838-7392).

Existing members can get information on the free service in the private, password protected "Members Only" area of www.VeteransAdvantage.com

About Veterans Advantage
Veterans Advantage is the largest nationwide card membership program delivering new recognition and rewards for U.S. Military Veterans, Active Duty Military, Retired Military, Active and Retired National Guard & Reservists, and their family members. The card membership program provides special offers and money-saving benefits to thank them for their service to the country. Members are eligible for valuable offers on rail travel from Amtrak, airline travel with Continental Airlines (CAL), bus travel on Greyhound Lines, a division of Laidlaw International (LI), Mac system hardware and software, and iPods from Apple Computer (AAPL), computer systems and other electronics from Dell Computer (DELL), rental cars from major car rental companies including The Hertz Corporation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, ANC Rental Corporation's National Car Rental and Alamo, Cendant Corporation's (CD) Avis and Budget Rent a Car, special rates at Days Inn, Ramada, Howard Johnson's, Knights Inn, Travelodge, Wingate Inn, Choice Hotels, Best Western, Anheuser-Busch Company's (BUD) Busch Gardens and Sea World, Blockbuster Inc. (BBI), AMC Entertainment, Inc., hotel discounts and vacation rentals from IAC/Interactive Corp, prescription drug discounts from United Networks of America, discounts on National Park Resorts from Aramark Corp. (RMK), discount phone services from Cognigen Networks, Inc., interstate moving discounts from Global and North American Van Lines, both SIRVA (SIR) companies, ground and air shipping from DHL Holdings (USA) , Inc., XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), The Golf Warehouse, powering PGATour.com., discounts on fitness club memberships nationwide, including Bally's (BFT) and Gold's Gym International, Inc., Most recent benefit additions include: Insurance from John Hancock and American International Group (AIG), Student Loans from Sallie Mae (SLM), Netzero internet access from United Online, Inc. (UNTD), Web Hosting from Hostway Corporation, Flowers & Gift Baskets from USA Florist and retail goods from Target.com (TGT)

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