Ten simple steps to safeguarding your bank accounts, online presence, credit record, and more, from the horror and financial damage of identity theft.
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" A must-have for anyone who doesn't plan to spend the next 50 years living in a cave." --John Ulzheimer, President of Consumer Education, credit.com and CNBC contributor
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Scott Mitic is a respected leader in consumer identity and credit advocacy. As founder and CEO of TrustedID, Scott works on behalf of consumers every day to develop new products and services to help stop identity theft before it happens. As Vice-President of Business Development for Fair Isaac's consumer division, MyFICO, Mitic has helped millions of consumers access and manage their FICO score, the gold-standard indicator of consumer credit worthiness. Learn more at TrustedID.com.
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Stopping Identity Theft - A Practical Guide, And So Much More,
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Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security is a very well organized primer on all things related to identity theft and security of your personal financial information. The scope of possible ways that people can obtain and misuse your financial information is so vast that even those who consider themselves to be well-versed in this area will find something to learn here. Pages 12 and 13 outline the "10 Easy Steps" referred to by the subtitle, though they are interspersed throughout the book. The steps cover everything from knowing your credit and avoiding scams, all the way through stopping identity theft once it has occurred. Along the way, background and supporting information is provided in the form of "USA-Today" style information boxes that provide snapshots of relevant points. The clean structure and good content of the book makes it very easy to quickly read and learn from. A big part of detecting and responding to identity theft is maintaining your credit, which requires constant vigilance. Even some of the basic things aren't being done as much as they should be, such as regularly reviewing and correcting your credit report. Ironically, every area where one should focus on is also a potential area for new identity theft risks. The author covers, early on, how some websites advertising free credit reports are in fact themselves vehicles for identity theft. Thus, using trusted resources for identifying the legitimate firms and government agencies one needs to contact is half the battle. The author covers all the areas that people can lower their risk of identity theft, such as avoiding common scams and limiting the exposure of their personal financial information. But he also is quick to point out that there are some areas that are out of our control, such as the security of our data maintained but other companies, institutions and government agencies. Those things are definitely a wake-up call and they make the monitoring and detection of possible identity theft even more important. The author goes to great lengths to make clear that a quick response is critical if one is to minimize the damage. RESOURCES The author book is peppered with resources and references that are worth the time and aggravation saved from not having to navigate the land-mines that are often found in phony search results and disreputable firms. At the very end of the book there is a "resources" section on pages 223 and 224. What is most interesting about this section is that while it includes the most likely sought after resources, it does not have all the various links that are peppered throughout the book. It would have definitely been nice if they would have collected all those links along with the contact information in that resources section. However, a link is provided to the companion website that is apparently updated to include more links and ensure the information is kept up to date. CONCLUSION The amount of information covered in this book is vast. Yet the way that it is structured makes it very readable and usable. This will definitely be a book that you will want to use as a resource after reading. The growing number of potential risks out there is definitely a cause for concern. This is definitely recommended for anybody interested in maintaining their credit and avoiding abuse of their identity. Enjoy.
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Apprehensive after seeing "Trusted ID" website, but this is everything you need to know and more...,
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Trusted ID dot com is an on-line company that sells identity theft protection for 20 bucks a month, so I was a little apprehensive about the book. I figured Scott Mitic would be selling his on-line services in the book, but not so!
This is a very detailed book, which it needs to be since identity theft can happen in many different situations in your life. Scott Mitic breaks it down into 10 steps (12 chapters in the book). It is easy reading and each chapter can be read separately. There are special areas within each chapter that are highlighted in blue boxes and through graphic illustrations (USA today "Snap Shots"). There is an introduction in Chapter 1 called "Identity Theft--What's the Problem?" which gives you an overview of identity theft and lists the 10 steps generally encompassing: 1. Credit Reporting 2. Safe Methods of Payment 3. Online purchases 4. Identify Scams 5. Shopping 6. Shared Personal Information 7. Medical Identity Theft 8. Family Identity Theft 9. Travel 10. How to stop ID theft if it happens to you. The closing Chapter 12 called "Stay Ahead of the Curve" includes a test to see if you're identity theft savvy. Also included is keeping up with the latest trends, and especially helpful "How paranoid should you be? This is great reference book to have on hand and highly recommended for everyone!!! Well worth the 20 bucks retail price, or 14 bucks on Amazon!!!
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A Must Read if You Use a Credit Card,
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I don't bank online and I don't use ATM machines and after reading this, I won't be starting. Who knew thieves had card readers that could steal your card number and pin info from an ATM right after you'd used it. Who knew online banking wasn't as safe as the banks say (well I suspected, that's why I bank in person and why I know my teller's names).
Also I don't use my credit card when I buy stuff at the supermarket or hardly anyplace else and this book has certainly reinforced my will to not take the easy way. Yes, it's harder paying cash and yes you have to budget your money and yes sometimes you can't buy something you see in the store because you don't have enough money in your purse, but guess what, bad guys can't steal money from your bank account if they get that twenty you just spent out of the register. They can't hack cash, so that's they way I'm going to continue to pay. If you use a credit card or bank on line you should read this book.
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theft affidavit, thy credit report, medical identity theft, credit freeze, phony site, data aggregators, identity theft insurance, online identity theft, phishing emails, identity thieves, identity thief, theft scams, data brokers, identity theft victims, phishing scams Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, Federal Trade Commission, Sandra Block, Mail Preference Service, United States, Direct Marketing Association, Scott Mitic, Identity Theft Complaint, Report Fraud, New York City, Additional Steps If You're, Internal Revenue Service, Better Business Bureau, Internet Explorer, Play It Safe, Los Angeles, Fraud Alert Browse Sample Pages:
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