Identity Theft Handbook: Detection, Prevention, and Security

by Martin T. Biegelman

Book Overview

Not a week goes by when identity theft isn t mentioned in the media or that a Congressional outcry isn t heard about this unrelenting crime. The first authoritative book on identity theft, Identity... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470179996
• ISBN13: 9780470179994
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

"Be afraid, be very afraid!"

"Be afraid, be very afraid!" This is the poignant but ominous warning that succinctly describes the terrifying prospect that any good person with a checking account and a credit card should adhere to. And this book drives this warning home. This very well written and structured book reads like a crime drama and better still it is all based on fact. It includes case summaries, copies of affidavits, and the historical rise of one of the most heinous crimes devised by the underworld of society. Identity theft strikes at the very core of our trust in our financial and banking institutions and worse it is the destroyer of our good names. Who should buy this book? Any prosecutor should own this book as an important reference when prosecuting identity theft crimes; any law enforcement agent, federal, state or local, should have a copy of this book as an important guide when investigating identity theft crimes; any citizen who is concerned about becoming a victim of this crime; and, any citizen who has been victimized by this vicious crime should possess a copy of this book. Why buy this book? If for no other reason, one should buy this book just to read and reread Chapter 20 - PREVENTING IDENTITY THEFT: 21 RULES YOU MUST USE. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book because it may very well save you from a life time of misery in trying to reclaim your identity. Shakespeare said it a lot better than I ever could; furthermore, he puts these words in the mouth of his greatest villain, Iago: "Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands: But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed." Othello III, 3