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AuthorKirchheimer, Sid.TitleScam-proof your life : 377 smart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches / by Sid Kirchheimer.PublishedNew York : AARP, c2006.FormatBook
Description336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

LinkPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0634/2006042349-d.html
Variant titleSmart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches
Gen. noteIncludes index.
ContentsCars: don’t get taken for a ride -- Homes: defend your dream (mortgages, closing costs, strategies for buying & selling, home repairs & renovations) -- Credit cards: save paper on your plastic -- Telephone service: be a talking tightwad -- College: Scholarships, essays that excel -- Travel: go more places for less -- Medical errors: survive a hospital stay, Prevent procedure errors, avert medication mishaps, get more from doctors -- Healthcare ripoffs: hospital expenses, tests & procedures, medications, nursing homes & assisted living residences -- Everyday protection: medication smarts, fighting germs at home & in public, food safety -- Identity theft: armor-plate your name & reputation -- Your rights at work: avoiding a layoff, get more when you say goodbye, fighting an unlawful dismissal, starting over -- Advance fee loans, ATM skimming, charity cheats, door-to-door deception, employment scams, financial account updates & alerts, foreign lotteries, gift grift, government cons, "kid" candy & magazine sales, Nigerian letter, pyramid schemes.
ISBN1402730411SubjectConsumer protection.
Consumer education.
Finance, Personal.
Swindlers and swindling.
Fraud -- Prevention.

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