Identity Theft [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Ethan Pope (Author, Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

How safe is your good name?  The hottest commodity on today’s black market isn’t fine jewelry.  It’s not fancy cars.  It’s not televisions or cell phones.  It’s you.  Are you certain that someone has not already stolen your good name?  Consider these alarming facts:  Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America.  80% of Americans are concerned about identity theft.  10 million Americans are affected by identity theft each year.  50 million people are at  risk right now due to data being lost, stolen, or misplaced by corporations.  Victims of identity theft express traumatic feelings of anger, confusion, frustration, and fear, to name a few.  The crime is especially stressful because it strikes at the core of one’s reputation and financial life.  But here is the good news.  You can avoid becoming a statistic!  In this Financial Alert resource, Ethan Pope exposes and explains the potential threats posed by computers, the Internet, credit report scams, “phishing,” spyware, dumpster diving, and dishonest acquaintances.  Then he draws on his expertise in the practical aspects of money management to teach you how to build a wall of protection around your personal and financial data.  With a little effort you can protect your good name in an unprotected world.  And if you become a victim of identity theft, you will find a step-by-step plan to restore your good name.

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How safe is your good name?

 

The hottest commodity on today’s black market isn’t fine jewelry. It’s not fancy cars. It’s not televisions or cell phones.  It’s you.  Are you certain that someone has not already stolen your good name?

 

Consider these alarming facts:

 

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America.

80% of Americans are concerned about identity theft.

10 million Americans are affected by identity theft each year. 50 million people are at risk right now due to data being lost, stolen, or misplaced by corporations.

 

Victims of identity theft express traumatic feelings of anger, confusion, frustration, and fear to name a few. The crime is especially stressful because it strikes at the core of one’s reputation and financial life.

 

But, here is the good news.  You can avoid becoming a statistic!

 

In this Financial Alert resource, Ethan Pope exposes and explains the potential threats posed by computers, the internet, credit report scams, “phishing”, spyware, dumpster diving, and dishonest acquaintances. Then he draws on his expertise in the practical aspects of money management to teach you how to build a wall of protection around your personal and financial data. With a little effort you can protect your good name in an unprotected world.   

 

And if you become a victim of identity theft, you will find a step-by-step plan to restore your good name.

 

ETHAN POPE is the author of Cashing It In: Getting Ready for a World Without Money and Social Security?: What’s in It For You. He is a Certified Financial Planner™, president of Foundations For Living, and frequent guest on national radio programs.

 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Ethan Pope is the author of Cashing It In: Getting Ready For a World Without Money and Social Security?: What’s In It For You.  He is a  Certified Financial Planner, President of Foundations For Living, and frequent guest on national radio programs.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Oasis Audio; Unabridged edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598592289
• ISBN-13: 978-1598592283
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars How-to information keeps pouring out of these pages, October 24, 2006

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This review is from: Identity Theft: Protecting Yourself From an Unprotected World (Financial Alert) (Paperback)

Identity Theft should be read thoroughly by all consumers, and then placed on their reference shelf for further study and aid. A frightening crime phenomenon, identity theft happens all around us. Are you safe? In Identity Theft, Moody Publishers and Ethan Pope have made it their priority to give you up-to-date, step-by-step, lucid, wide ranging instructions for protecting you and your family.

An `Evaluation Sheet' for testing your susceptibility opens this information, with the reader now on the alert, this is followed up with an eye-widening discussion about how safe your name actually is. A searching look at the top 10 scams amplifies the "what" and "how" of identity theft. The development of a plan for protecting yourself at work, at home, and out in public, forms the meat of this subject. Sidebars provide tips with succinct aid; define the terms used, such as the difference between credit card fraud and identity theft; and give addresses, phone numbers, and internet sights for help agencies. Action Alert sidebars offer quick resumes of steps to take in certain situations, such as teaching your kids, and getting a free credit report. The how-to information just keeps pouring out of these pages. An Action Checklist for personal analysis of your risk level and as a quick reference of all the data presented closes this book.

Coming from a Christian publisher and author (Pope is the president of Foundations for Living) Identity Theft speaks forthrightly and is based in a strong ethical bank. Two other books in this worthwhile Financial Alert Series are Cashing It In, which considers the Christian viewpoint about the coming cashless society, and Social Security? What's In It For You, about preparing for your retirement. Companies, individuals, groups, and families will find Identity Theft, and its companion volumes indispensable aids for learning to cope with today's financial problems. - Donna Eggett, Christian Book Previews.com