Identity theft alert 10 rules you must follow to protect yourself from America's #1 crime
Protect yourself from identity theft! Nearly 17 million Americans were victimized by identity theft in 2012 alone. For 13 straight years, it has been America's #1 consumer crime. No one is immune: children, the elderly, and even the dead have been victimized. Identity theft can be high-tech, lo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Pearson Education
2014
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Protect yourself from identity theft! Nearly 17 million Americans were victimized by identity theft in 2012 alone. For 13 straight years, it has been America's #1 consumer crime. No one is immune: children, the elderly, and even the dead have been victimized. Identity theft can be high-tech, low-tech, or even no tech, via "dumpster diving." You're vulnerable, and you need to act. Fortunately, you can take practical steps to safeguard your identity right now. Steve Weisman shows you exactly what to do, and how to do it. He also tells you what to stop doing: the common, inadvertent behaviors that could be setting you up as a victim. Weisman starts with an assessment of the problem, helping you understand just how much risk you face. Next, he helps you understand, anticipate, and prevent all these 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; and the fast-growing scourge of income tax identity theft, including stolen refunds |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume |
| ISBN: | 0133902587 0133902528 9780133902587 |