YOU NEED A LICENSED INVESTIGATOR TO PERFORM YOUR IDENTITY RESTORATION *** If you were to subscribe to a credit monitoring service, the most you can gain is an identity resolution, NOT restoration. Resolution is basically you doing the work while another party who is not aware of the severity of your situation assists you, thus amounting in time you’ll never get back, attempting to restore your identity.
A company that provides restoration does the work on behalf of the victim by a signed limited-power of attorney (limited to only interacting on the victims’ behalf with the credit reporting agencies, DMV, etc.).
An investigator also has the ability to restore the identity for the victim much faster because of the training and relationships they have with the credit reporting agencies and proper federal parties.