Everything You Need to Know to Prevent, Identify, and Respond to Identity Theft - Softcover

Pfadenhauer, Diane M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1469992957 ISBN 13: 9781469992952

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

In the course of a busy day, you may write a check at the grocery store, charge tickets to a concert, rent a car, mail your tax returns, change service providers for your cellular phone, or apply for a credit card. Chances are you don’t give these everyday transactions a second thought. But an identity thief does. This guide provides specific tips, tools and techniques to help you prevent and respond identity theft. It includes sample letters and forms for your use. Topics include: How thieves get and use your information; Immediate action steps if your information is lost or stolen of your identity is stolen; How to prove you are a victim; What is an identity theft report; When financial institutions are uncooperative ; How to correct your credit report; Handling medical identity theft; Protecting your credit, ATM and debit cards; Computer issues and using public wireless networks and, Completing an identity theft affidavit.

About this title

About the Author

Diane M. Pfadenhauer is an attorney based in New York. She is a professor in the M.B.A. program at St. Joseph’s College in New York. Prior to her position at St. Joseph’s, Ms. Pfadenhauer spent over a decade as an adjunct professor in graduate programs throughout the New York metropolitan area. She is also the writer and editor of the award winning StrategicHRLawyer weblog (www.strategichrlawyer.com). She received her law degree, cum laude, from St. John’s University School of Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1469992957
• ISBN 13: 9781469992952
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90