Evil Shadows is a true story of the extremes of identity theft that can lead to arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of the victim. It shows how the author’s identity was stolen and how that theft ultimately led to his financial ruin and closure of his successful business enterprise, all the result of actions of federal agents and prosecutors. After an exhaustive investigation, the author lays bare the whole story of how his identity was stolen and how it was used as cover for commission of other crimes. The story tells of his becoming the primary suspect in a worldwide federal investigation for those crimes and how federal authorities leveled their awesome and destructive powers directly at him in their zeal to make an arrest. It details the destruction of his successful publishing company and of how he narrowly avoided being arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. The story concludes with self-help chapters on the subjects of Prevention, Detection and Recovery from identity theft.
My Review:
I have to start this review by saying that I was really nervous as I read through this book. One little incident can take away your life, your identity, your home, all your assets, and even land you in jail. Even if you are not responsible for the incident. You can lose friends and loved ones as well. By the time you realize what is going on, it is too late for you. However the person that stole your life is happily doing whatever they want and may never be caught. In a world where technology is used to do just about everything it is getting harder and harder to trace what is going on, on the web. Especially if people are blocking themselves from being found. I do not balance my checkbook like my grandparents do (every month with cancelled checks and statements), because I check my info online. This really made me think. I realized that I need to be safer when I interact online and I hope that I am never in Rick's shoes. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review via the Book Reviewer Yellow Pages, However all opinions are my own.
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