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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.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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36015000811279 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/12/2026