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The Guide to Identity Theft Prevention

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The Guide to Identity Theft is one of the most important single resources to become available to consumers and law enforcement officers in years. This book covers identity theft in complete detail including what it is, who is at risk, how the crooks carry out their scams, and how to avoid becoming a victim. The author also explains what your liability is and provides advice on what you should do if you are victimized, right down to the specific content of letters you should write to credit reporting agencies and your creditors if someone steals your identity. Combating identity theft will undoubtedly become more critical as we increase our vigilance against terrorists who try to assume the identity of others to accomplish their missions. The information in Johnny Mays book is exactly what Americans will be talking about as we defend ourselves against terrorists and other criminals in years to come, and the author is well-qualified to spread the word.

In a brief and to the point book, Johnny May has identified how to prevent theft happening to yourself! This book is not only easy to read, it is also extremely informative. It provides the reader with a hands-on approach to AVOIDING being victimized. Johnny has given the public common sense ideas when addressing theft issues as well as ways to prevent theft that we should be doing but aren't. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to live a calmer, safer life.

The author's engaging real-life accounts of identity theft and fraud illustrate the many ways in which thieves prey on their victims. But this concise, well-written book doesn't just point out our vulnerabilities to identity theft. Just as importantly, it provides lots of great info on how to protect our privacy in the first place, and what actions to take and which agencies to contact if we are victimized.

This is an extremely basic book on identity theft. For someone who is elderly and has really bad eyesight it is a good primmer to identity theft as the book has vary large type.

All the information in it that matters is available on the Internet for free. The book is really only 67 pages long. The rest is Appendices.

The Chapter for on preventing identity theft is very short and is quite weak. For example the author recommends not having your address published in the local phone book, only your real name and number or paying for an unlisted number. Land line phones point to the addresses they are at so not having the address published is useless.

The author does mention that it is bad to put to much information on personal checks but does not mention the advantage of not putting your full name or address on the checks and never leaving the house with a check book.

He does mention that it is generally preferable to use a credit card rather than a debit card when initiating on-line purchase but does not explain why debit cards are more dangerous than credit cards and that it is safer to not have a debit card. Later on he talks about how ATM cards fall under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act but fails to mention how debit cards with a visa logo also fall under the EFTA.

He does not mention at all how to get off of junk mailing lists and why filling out warranty cards, answering surveys, and mailing in coupon information is bad.

Mr.May has written an easy to read practical guide for anyone to use in order to protect themselves from Identity Theft. Not only does he discuss different types of identity fraud, but he provides easy to follow instuctions on how to thwart the perpetrator.
The first thing I did after finishing this book was to purchase a good shredder. Now I always make sure the waitress has the credit card receipt rather then leaving it on the restaurant table. In my opinion, this book can be looked upon as a catalyst to developing a mindset geared to protecting our most precious asset, our identity.

How does identity theft happen, and how can it be prevented? Guide To Identity Theft Prevention covers both personal and business protection and outlines what to do if you're a victim of this rapidly-growing crime. From victim survey data to template letters of dispute, this provides an important guide for any consumer.

This subject matter had been on my mind and I picked up the book The Guide to Identity Theft Prevention. It provided a reference point with factual data relative to the problem and the changes in society that fuel the escalation of identity theft. What I particularly appreciated was the contact information and the Prevention Strategies.

I found this book to be an excellent resource for citizens who need to protect themselves from this type of victimization.

The Guide to Identity Theft Prevention was just what I was looking for. A basic, easy to understand book, it covers the spectrum of identity theft issues from a 'real people' perspective. I found that it was perfect for people I want to 'nudge' a little bit. I gave one to my parents and another to my wife and they actually read the whole thing. It must have made an impression because Mom just bought shredder!

the writer takes a very serious topic and brings it home to any anyone.He let's you know that you don't have to be a fortune 500 person to be in danger of such a crime. Not only does the book tell you how the crime hapeens, but the book has a wealth of tools to help you prevent this crime from happening to you
A must read for all, the information is a lot of bang for your buck
Thanks Mr. May