Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Most Valuable Asset
Robert Hammond, Jr Hammond · Thammasat University Digital Collections · 2003
From the Publisher: Don't give anyone the power or the means to assume your identity, ruin your good name, steal your hard-earned credit, demolish your credit rating, or even subject you to criminal prosecution. This book shows you how to keep your identity protected, safe, and accessible by only one person -- you! While your fingerprints are yours alone and cannot be used by anyone else, your valuable identifying data -- Social Security number, birth certificate, credit card numbers, telephone calling card numbers, and the like -- can fall into the wrong hands and be used against you. Robert Hammond helps you understand the mind of the identity thief. He shows how to recognize those unscrupulous individuals who may be in your immediate vicinity: a family member or good friend, an HR assistant in your company, the high school computer wiz down the street, or even the new teller at your heighborhood bank. Instead of becoming suspicious of everyone around you, Hammond explains how identity theft occurs, who the likely victims are, how to minimize your risk, and what you can do if your identity has been stolen. Protect yourself from what is quickly becoming one of the most prevalent and destructive crimes of the 21st century.