Real U Guide To Identity Theft

Download or read book Real U Guide to Identity Theft written by Johanna Bodnyk and published by Real U Guides. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how to protect yourself from the number one crime in the U.S. This guide includes excellent, up-to-date advice about the newest identity scams and how to avoid them, along with a step-by-step plan for coping with the mess if, despite all precautions, this nightmare crime happens to you. Johanna Bodnyk has done her homework and come up with startling statistics that reveal just how prevalent identity theft has become. Among the facts she has uncovered, perhaps the most alarming is this: 49% of all victims have no idea how their identity was stolen, and theynever find out.The guide does answer many key questions, however, including: · How to protect your personal information at the office, at home, and online · How to decipher your credit report · How to find out if this crime hasalreadyhappened to you · How and why identity thieves get away with it Although the facts are chilling, theReal U Guide to Identity Theftis anything but cold. In typical Real U style, Bodnyk takes a wry look at the truth and spells out the facts in colorful, magazine-style spreads, so that learning how to protect yourself from this crime is almost as much fun as catching one of the criminals would be.