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Everything You Need to Know About Identity Theft, Credit Cards, Credit Repair, and Credit Reports "The author substitutes straight talk for legal mumbo-jumbo in 50 Ways to Protect Your Identity and Your Credit. Reading this book is like getting a black belt in consumer self-defense." --Jim Bohannon, host of The Jim Bohannon Show "Identity theft is among the fastest-growing problems facing Americans today. This book will help you learn all you need to know to protect your lives, money, and security. Consider it your first stop in your quest for knowledge and guidance to prevent ID theft." --Robert Powell, Editor of CBS MarketWatch "As one who has lived through some of the nightmare scenarios discussed by the author, I believe "Steve's Rules" (Chapter 14) need to be placed in a prominent place so you can see them any time you think you are safe. They may be the new practical commandments for financial survival." --Doug Stephan, host of the Good Day nationally syndicated radio show "Detecting and stopping identity thieves is imperative to protecting your finances and financial reputation. Steve Weisman shows you how to protect yourself and what steps to take if you are victimized. This is a must-read for anyone with a bank account and a credit card!" --Bonnie Bleidt, Boston Stock Exchange Reporter, CBS4 Boston, Host of Early Exchange, WBIX Don't be a victim! Save your identity, save your credit--and save a fortune! 10,000,000 Americans had their identities stolen last year--don't be the next! Discover easy steps you can take now to reduce your vulnerability. Recognize "phishing" and other identity scams--online and off. Learn what you must do immediately if you've been attacked. Defend yourself against credit rip-offs, and stop paying more than you have to! It's all here: simple rules, handy checklists, even easy-to-use form letters! A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #782455 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review

From Kirkus Reports, February 10, 2005 Vol.2/Issue 1

50 Ways to Protect Your Identity and Your Credit: Everything You Need to Know About Identity Theft, Credit Cards, Credit Repair, and Credit Reports
By: Steve Weisman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub Date: January 2005

Identity theft and bad credit–two of the most feared byproducts of the information age, and subjects about which few really understand. Weisman offers reassurance in the form of 50 steps that will guard against both of these modern perils. The points of vulnerability are familiar by now: social-security number, credit cards, computer spyware. Weisman addresses each of these weak spots in turn, and lays out the measures required for effective defense. Even if the suggestions arrive too late to prevent identity theft, he still offers advice on what to do next–get an ID Theft Affidavit from the FTC, file a report with the police, and so on. For those more interested in protecting financial status, Weisman describes techniques for using credit cards wisely, as well as researching all the inherent fine print. He goes on to explain credit counseling and credit repair, rendered fully in clear terminology. Clever headlines and highlighted tips will keep you moving through each one of Weisman’s helpful hints

From the Back Cover

About the Author

STEVE WEISMAN hosts the nationally syndicated radio show A Touch of Grey, heard on more than 50 stations across America, including New York City's legendary WOR and KRLA Los Angeles. A member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, he has taught at the University of Massachusetts, Curry College, and Boston University, and is an adjunct faculty member at Bentley College. He holds a JD degree from Boston College Law School and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Weisman has a legal practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also speaks to groups on legal topics throughout the country. Weisman is legal editor and columnist for Talkers Magazine, and writes for publications ranging from The Boston Globe to US Air Magazine. He has earned a Certificate of Merit from the American Bar Association for excellence in legal journalism. He is the author of A Guide to Elder Planning: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Yourself Legally & Financially (Financial Times, Prentice Hall).

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Customer Reviews

A Home Security System
This is not the feel good book of the summer, it almost scares the pants off of you given the many different ways faceless criminals can rudely interrupt your life with identity theft. This book details out many of the identity theft scams that are prevalent today. It shows you, maybe in a way that is a touch over the top, just how vulnerable you are. On the positive side it also gives you the tools to fight back and the steps you can take to protect yourself. It also instructs you on what you can do if you become an identity theft victim. The book details out how the world of credit operates and your rights and responsibilities.

The current world we live in enables us to be discriminated against in the credit world because of our age, gender or marital status. The privacy of our financial information may be compromised and is so widely disseminated that it is making it more and more vulnerable to identity theft all the time. That is why this book is important, it gives the reader some tools to help us remain safe or at least less vulnerable. Overall the author gives the reader a number of useful and well described tips for how to keep as safe as possible and how to fix problems if they come up. It is a bit on the dramatic side, but if you are a victim of this type of crime then the descriptions are probably right on the mark.

Good reasonable information
Level headed approach to handle a problem that could be desaterous.

The book is easy to read and follow the steps for protection from and recovery of damaged credit.