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. 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:
Don't be the next victim: read this book, follow its step-by-step advice, and protect yourself!
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Steve Weisman hosts the radio show A Touch of Grey, syndicated to 50+ stations nationwide, including AM 970 (NY) and KRLA (LA). A senior lecturer at Bentley University, he is a lawyer and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also the legal editor of Talkers Magazine and a commentator on scams and identity theft for television station ABC 40 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He writes for publications ranging from the Boston Globe to Playboy and earned an ABA Certificate of Merit for excellence in legal journalism. His books include The Truth About Avoiding Scams, featured on Dr. Phil and CNN. Weisman holds a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School. He also operates the website www.scamicide.com, which provides the latest information on scams and identity theft.
Identity theft is one of the largest growing areas of crime, and in today s digital world it gets more difficult to know if we are safe. Thank goodness we have Steven Weisman to help us in this easy and fun-to-read guide.
--ALAN COLMES, Fox News
There are people out there determined to wreck your life by stealing your identity. Nobody better prepares you to fight back than Steve Weisman. His new book, Identity Theft Alert, is why Steve s the guy I always turn to on this topic, on my 500 radio stations coast to coast. Steve should be the defensive coordinator of your identity, as well.
--JIM BOHANNON, nationally syndicated talk host, Dial Global Radio Networks
Imagine your credit rating ruined. Imagine being hounded for debts you never incurred. Losing a job offer and never knowing why. Getting falsely arrested. Receiving the wrong life-or-death medical treatments. One crime causes all these horrors: identity theft. And last year, more than twelve million people were victimized in the U.S. alone.
Scared? You should be. Act now.
Get this book, follow its simple advice, and dramatically reduce your personal risk. Learn how to protect yourself online and off...safeguard your smartphone, medical records, credit cards, Social Security number, Facebook account, and much more--including things you never dreamt were vulnerable.
You can t rely on someone else to protect you from identity theft. You must do it yourself.Now you can.
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