News
 2008
Simplify Your Life Checklist
Were you one of the 10 million Americans who were a
victim of identity theft in 2007? If not, you’re
really lucky, because the personal loss figure is
estimated at a minimum of $5 billion dollars. Eve
Abbott, renowned author, tells you exactly what
personal identity theft will cost you, and how to
safeguard your identity for the future.
Secret Service case reviews find that the median
actual loss for individual victims
is $31,356.00. U.S. businesses and financial
institutions lost at least 50 billion dollars to
fraud and identity theft last year alone. ID Theft
is the most exponentially growing crime worldwide.
I guarantee if you take advantage of the following
“2008 Simplify Your Life Checklist,” that you will
not only be more productive, you will enjoy an
improved quality of life as well.
• To opt out of several mailing lists at once,
contact: the Direct Marketing Association’s Mail
Preference Service at PO Box 643, Carmel NY 10512 or
fill out their online form here:
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html
• For severe junk mail infestation contact:
http://www.41pounds.org/ and sign up for 5 years of
protection for just $41.00. They donate more than
1/3 of your fee to environmental or community
organizations of your choice.
• “Do Not Call” Listing: Register your phones at
https://www.donotcall.gov or by calling (888)
382-1222.
• Social Security: Review your Earnings and Benefits
Statement carefully for errors once a year. Order a
free copy by calling (800) 772-1213. You will also
spot if someone else is using your SSN—a favorite
step by undocumented foreign nationals.
• Credit Ratings and Credit Fraud: Reduce the number
of pre-approved credit offers you get by requesting
these three bureaus remove your name from their
lists: Experian (800) 353-0809 Equifax (800)
219-1251 TransUnion (800) 241-2858.
• Every quarter, carefully check your free credit
report from one of the three credit bureaus by
contacting the only authorized source at
www.annualcreditreport.com OR by calling (877)
322-8228.
• Opt Out of ‘Prescreened’ Credit Offers: Go to
www.optoutprescreen.com or call (888) 567-8688 to
protect yourself, elderly family members, and
college-aged kids from solicitations of creditors.
This improves your credit rating, too!
• Government Agencies: Birth, Marriage, Home
Purchase, & Death: Public records of all our major
life events are sold to advertisers. Call the
largest
dealer, Acxiom, at their Consumer Advocate Hotline
(877) 774-2094. OR go to www.acxiom.com and hit the
‘Contact Us’ link to request an opt-out form.
---Source:
Edited excerpts from Eve Abbott’s “How to Do Space
Age Work with a Stone Age Brain” book. She can be
reached via her web site at
www.ABrainNewWaytoWork.com.
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