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Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves
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Identity fraud happens to everyone. So what do you do when it's your turn?
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life. We might once have hoped to protect ourselves from hackers with airtight passwords and aggressive spam filters, and those are good ideas as far as they go. But with the breaches of huge organizations like Target, AshleyMadison.com, JPMorgan Chase, Sony, Anthem, and even the US Office of Personnel Management, more than a billion personal records have already been stolen, and chances are good that you're already in harm's way.
This doesn't mean there's no hope. Your identity may get stolen, but it doesn't have to be a life-changing event. Adam Levin, a longtime consumer advocate and identity fraud expert, provides a method to help you keep hackers, phishers, and spammers from becoming your problem.
Levin has seen every scam under the sun: fake companies selling "credit card insurance"; criminal, medical, and child identity theft; emails that promise untold riches for some personal information; catphishers, tax fraud, fake debt collectors who threaten you with legal action to confirm your account numbers; and much more. As Levin shows, these folks get a lot less scary if you see them coming.
With a clearheaded, practical approach, Swiped is your guide to surviving the identity theft epidemic. Even if you've already become a victim, this strategic book will help you protect yourself, your identity, and your sanity.
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Identity fraud happens to everyone. So what do you do when it's your turn?
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life. We might once have hoped to protect ourselves from hackers with airtight passwords and aggressive spam filters, and those are good ideas as far as they go. But with the breaches of huge organizations like Target, AshleyMadison.com, JPMorgan Chase, Sony, Anthem, and even the US Office of Personnel Management, more than a billion personal records have already been stolen, and chances are good that you're already in harm's way.
This doesn't mean there's no hope. Your identity may get stolen, but it doesn't have to be a life-changing event. Adam Levin, a longtime consumer advocate and identity fraud expert, provides a method to help you keep hackers, phishers, and spammers from becoming your problem.
Levin has seen every scam under the sun: fake companies selling "credit card insurance"; criminal, medical, and child identity theft; emails that promise untold riches for some personal information; catphishers, tax fraud, fake debt collectors who threaten you with legal action to confirm your account numbers; and much more. As Levin shows, these folks get a lot less scary if you see them coming.
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        In this alarming book, Levin, a consumer advocate and founder of the consulting agency Identity Theft 911, warns about the prominent dangers of identity fraud in the increasingly digital world. Levin details the numerous ways in which individuals can "get got," citing several real-world examples, such as the ramifications of a seemingly harmless photo of a Target employee that went viral after a customer tweeted it. He explains how information is ripe for the swiping by criminals who make stealing identities their full-time job. Levin's proactive and (mostly) practical approach to combating what he considers the inevitable includes the "Three Ms": minimize your exposure, monitor your accounts, and manage the damage. He breaks down common types of identity theft sources—credit card scams, data breaches, social media posts, healthcare fraud, and even so-called "smart TVs"—and concludes that "when it comes to the security of our data, we are all in the same state of emergency." Appendices make up nearly one-fourth of the book with true stories of fraud and a glossary of scams. If Levin's objective was to convince readers they will become victims of identity theft, mission accomplished. This isn't as much a solution-based handbook as it is a primer on the potential dangers and what's at stake.

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        September 15, 2015
        Useful advice on protecting your identity. As a consumer advocate with more than three decades of experience, Levin has the perfect background to discuss the threats associated with identity theft. In his first book, he provides readers with a realistic overview of the many ways one's identity can be snatched or stolen via the Internet, and he provides detailed information on how to counteract these kinds of attacks. "You're going to get got," writes the author, so it's best to assume the worst and learn how to protect personal information. This includes social security numbers, phone numbers, email and physical addresses, credit reports, medical records, and other data that social media and other websites, as well as banks, stores, doctors' offices, and others, collect that create a well-rounded picture of who you are. Creative and determined hackers can piece together snippets of information from a variety of sources to re-create your profile and use it to undermine your credit score or learn when and where you're on vacation, which leaves your house vulnerable to theft. Levin is thorough in his descriptions of possible hacks, and he offers easy-to-follow procedures that will help deter these attackers. A long list of fraud stories drives home how devastating identity theft can be to a living person (or for the family of the deceased), and a comprehensive glossary of scams is a real eye-opener. Levin doesn't hype up the threats and doesn't gloss over the real dangers; he's genuinely concerned about the increasing risks of identity theft and wants to make sure people know how to protect themselves. If large stores like Target or online sites like TurboTax are vulnerable, then the average person is definitely in the cross hairs. Fortunately, Levin has provided some excellent lines of defense. Rock-solid evidence on the rise of identity theft and the multiple steps one can take to counteract an attack.

        COPYRIGHT(2015) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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This doesn't mean there's no hope. Your identity may get stolen, but it doesn't have to be a life-changing event. Adam Levin, a longtime consumer advocate and identity fraud expert, provides a method to help you keep hackers, phishers, and spammers from becoming your problem.
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