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Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic [Hardcover] Bob Sullivan

The crime of the twentyfirst century doesnt discriminate: ID theft has hit ordinary citizens and celebrities alike, from Oprah Winfrey to Steven Spielberg, and costs the economy 50 billion a year Your Evil Twin covers this exploding crime from every possible angle It includes exclusive whodunit details from mastermind identity thieves who have pilfered money from half the members of the Forbes 400, as well as exclusive interviews with a myriad of criminals in the Internets underground, such as Russian hackers who have extorted money from US banks The book also issues a scathing indictment of the credit granting industry, from credit card issuers to the secretive credit reporting agencies, who have misunderstood the crime from the start, have been slow to respond, and bear much of the responsibility for the epidemic Finally, Bob Sullivan, author and identity theft expert, probes the tepid solutions now being cobbled together by the industry and governmentBob Sullivan Snohomish, WA, senior technology writer for MSNBCcom, is the nations leading journalist covering identity fraud He has written more than 100 articles on the subject since 1996, and is a regular contributor to MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, the Today show, and various local NBC affiliates With colleague Mike Brunker, Sullivan received the prestigious 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Public Service Award for ongoing coverage of Internet fraud