Preventing Identity Theft For Dummies
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Preventing Identity Theft For Dummies
Author: Michael J. Arata, Jr.
language: en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date: 2004-07-08
Twenty-seven million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the last five years and the total cost of identity theft approaches $48 billion per year (total costs to businesses are $43 billion and the direct cost to consumers is $5 billion) These staggering statistics have prompted security consultant Michael Arata to provide readers with the resources they need to guard themselves against identity theft In this valuable book, Arata offers easy-to-follow, straightforward advice on understanding identity theft, minimizing risk, maintaining vigilance, choosing who to share personal information with, selecting hard-to-guess PINs, determining victimization, reviewing a credit report, charting a course of action, resolving credit problems, reclaiming good credit, and much more Explains how to recover successfully if identity theft does occur Author Michael Arata, CISSP, CPP, CFE, ACLM, is a veteran of the security industry with more than fifteen years of experience
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In Identity Theft Alert, award-winning author and attorney Steve Weisman shows you exactly what to do, and how to do it. Equally important, he also tells you what to stop doing: the common, inadvertent behaviors that could be setting you up as a victim. Weisman starts with a clear-eyed assessment of the problem, helping you understand just how much risk you face. Next, he helps you understand, anticipate, and prevent all these frightening forms of identity theft: Identity theft via Facebook and other social media ; Identity theft via your iPhone or Android smartphone ; Theft of your credit or debit cards, and other access to your finances ; Crime sprees performed in your name ; Medical identity theft that could lead to you getting the wrong treatment ? and could even kill you ; The fast-growing scourge of income tax identity theft, including stolen refunds. Don't be the next victim: read this book, follow its step-by-step advice, and protect yourself!