Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



Scam-proof your life : 377 smart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches / by Sid Kirchheimer.

Kirchheimer, Sid. (Author).

Summary:

Provides consumers with information on ways to protect themselves from scams, covering such topics as homes, credit cards, identity theft, and travel.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1402745052
  • ISBN: 9781402745058
  • Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : AARP, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Reprint. Originally published: c2006.
Formatted Contents Note:
Section 1 Protect Your Money -- 1 Cars: Don't Get Taken for a Ride 17 -- 2 Homes: Defend Your Dream 55 -- 3 Credit Cards: Save Paper on Your Plastic 87 -- 4 Telephone Service: Be a Talking Tightwad 107 -- 5 College: Get Schooled on Scholarship Tools 129 -- 6 Travel: Go More Places for Less 151 -- Section 2 Protect Your Health -- 7 Medical Errors: Avoiding Common Mistakes 179 -- 8 Health-Care Ripoffs: Shield Your Money & Your Life 201 -- 9 Everyday Protection: Halt Humdrum Health Hazards 229 -- Section 3 Protect Your Rights -- 10 Identity Theft: Armor-Plate Your Name & Reputation 245 -- 11 On the Job: Your Rights at Work 275 -- 12 Dirty Dozen: A Roundup of Common Scams 301 -- Panel of Experts 326.
Subject:
Consumer education.
Consumer protection.
Finance, Personal.
Fraud > Prevention.
Swindlers and swindling.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sneads Ferry Branch Library 381.34 KIR (Text)
Public Note: PURCHASED BY JACKSONVILLE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WITH GRANT FUNDS FROM FINRA INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION
36015000811279 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/12/2026
Lewisville Branch 381.3 K (Text) 0112515919648 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Accessibility Features

LDR 02256nam a2200397 a 4500
0011209148
003CARDINAL
00520131130135256.0
008070207r20072006nyua 001 0 eng d
010 . ‡abl2007003084
020 . ‡a1402745052 ‡q(paperback)
020 . ‡a9781402745058 ‡q(paperback)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)83601001
040 . ‡aNjBwBT ‡beng ‡erda ‡cNjBwBT ‡dUtOrBLW
08204. ‡a362.88 ‡222
1001 . ‡aKirchheimer, Sid. ‡0(CARDINAL)376047
24510. ‡aScam-proof your life : ‡b377 smart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches / ‡cby Sid Kirchheimer.
264 1. ‡aNew York, N.Y. : ‡bAARP, ‡c2007.
264 4. ‡c©2006
300 . ‡a336 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aIncludes index.
500 . ‡aReprint. Originally published: c2006.
50500. ‡gSection 1 ‡tProtect Your Money -- ‡g1 ‡tCars: Don't Get Taken for a Ride ‡g17 -- ‡g2 ‡tHomes: Defend Your Dream ‡g55 -- ‡g3 ‡tCredit Cards: Save Paper on Your Plastic ‡g87 -- ‡g4 ‡tTelephone Service: Be a Talking Tightwad ‡g107 -- ‡g5 ‡tCollege: Get Schooled on Scholarship Tools ‡g129 -- ‡g6 ‡tTravel: Go More Places for Less ‡g151 -- ‡gSection 2 ‡tProtect Your Health -- ‡g7 ‡tMedical Errors: Avoiding Common Mistakes ‡g179 -- ‡g8 ‡tHealth-Care Ripoffs: Shield Your Money & Your Life ‡g201 -- ‡g9 ‡tEveryday Protection: Halt Humdrum Health Hazards ‡g229 -- ‡gSection 3 ‡tProtect Your Rights -- ‡g10 ‡tIdentity Theft: Armor-Plate Your Name & Reputation ‡g245 -- ‡g11 ‡tOn the Job: Your Rights at Work ‡g275 -- ‡g12 ‡tDirty Dozen: A Roundup of Common Scams ‡g301 -- ‡tPanel of Experts ‡g326.
520 . ‡aProvides consumers with information on ways to protect themselves from scams, covering such topics as homes, credit cards, identity theft, and travel.
650 0. ‡aConsumer education. ‡0(CARDINAL)234892
650 0. ‡aConsumer protection. ‡0(CARDINAL)234894
650 0. ‡aFinance, Personal. ‡0(CARDINAL)238553
650 0. ‡aFraud ‡xPrevention. ‡0(CARDINAL)310011
650 0. ‡aSwindlers and swindling. ‡0(CARDINAL)255163
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
901 . ‡a1209148 ‡bUnknown ‡c1209148 ‡tbiblio