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I will make this quick and to the point. I have revised my popular Privacy and Asset Protection (Identity Theft Prevention) book that I originally wrote in 2003. This is my 3.0 version. It took me 35 years to research this material, 93 hours to write the book, and 19 hours to revise and update this sage advice. There are a total of 69,820 words in this unusual 214-page book. You will not find this kind of book at Barnes and Noble.
If you are concerned about your family’s privacy and protecting your hard-earned assets, this book is for you. I sell this book on my website for $79.00 as a hard copy and $29.00 as a download.
My mentor (who died eight years ago at the age of 78) told me that each page of a book that you read represents 100 hours of research and thought to produce. In other words, you can save valuable time in your life learning from other people’s efforts to research and explain important information to you. This is like buying extra time for your life and benefiting from it simultaneously. Buy yourself some extra time by getting this book for you and your family . . . I promise that you will be glad you did.
My wife said I was crazy. Why should we be concerned about privacy issues? Why should we go to all that “trouble” to protect our assets? We have more important things to do and think about . . . she said. This was 30 years ago when she said all that to me. Since then she said . . . I guess you really did know what you were talking about! All it takes is one lawsuit, one identity theft, or one loss of your wallet and you take notice and change your priorities.
ARE YOUR ASSETS PROTECTED?
Hopefully, you are now learning how to protect your assets with one of my Land Trust products. However, there is a lot more for you to consider when it comes to Privacy and Asset Protection.
Should you be more concerned about thieves breaking into your home or stealing your personal information? Think about this, if someone robs your home and takes most of your valuables you are insured most likely. However, if someone steals your identity they can potentially steal much more than just the value of your accounts! They can wreck your credit and even cause a warrant to be issued in your name!
ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION THEFT IS YOUR #1 CONCERN
In a world of Facebooking, Tweeting, Blogging, and online purchases, more and more personal information is being transferred around the world. While I cannot keep up with all of the HOT NEW sites, my method of privacy and asset protection will always apply to your every move.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO YOU STORE?
Think about those online accounts you keep. It may be a social network, online retailer, or online banking. Now take a look at a list of your PERSONAL INFORMATION you may have floating around for anyone to see.
- Your Full Legal Name
- Your Home or physical address
- Your Social Security number
- Your Credit Card Number
- Your Date of Birth
- Your Relatives (both immediate and extended)
- Your Mother’s maiden name
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS?
If you said yes, you REALLY need to read my Privacy and Asset Protection Book. You might even want to consider my Privacy and Asset Protection Home Study Course.
WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL IN LIFE?
Most likely you are saying
“I want to have nice things and live financially comfortable” I AGREE!
Nothing makes me happier than to feel financially comfortable. It allows me to do all the things I want in life.
OK, SO WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MY PRIVACY?
One thing,
YOU WILL LOSE IT ALL IF YOU DO NOT THINK AND ACT IN A PRIVATE MANNER.
JUST ONE ID THEFT CAN DESTROY EVERY PART OF YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.
Do not let your life be controlled by others. Take control of your identity today by reading my Privacy and Asset Protection Book and my Privacy and Asset Protection Home study course.
I AM CHALLENGING YOU TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS!
I know that change is difficult. If it were easy, everyone would do it and no one would have any problems. My grandmother told me, “anything worth doing will be difficult.” This may be a cynical attitude but, in this day with people who think the government should support them OR that they can get rich by suing those in our society that work hard . . . a little cynicism may be just what you need.
I challenge you to change the way you think about your personal information, home address, social security number, and more. It took me 35 years of research and 93 hours to write our Privacy and Asset Protection book. You will be amazed at its content. And what is really amazing is that I practice what I preach! This is how I have learned this information . . . by trial and error over 35 years.
DOESN’T IT SEEM LIKE EVERYONE HAS “RIGHTS” EXCEPT YOU?
We read the papers and watch the same TV news reports that you do. Aren’t you amazed at what is going on “out there?” Don’t you feel like everyone has “rights”, EXCEPT YOU? Why is that?
Because of the blurring lines and even the definition of “right and wrong”. Our society has truly been “dumbed down.” Now you have to protect yourself from even the correct actions you take. Like it or not our legal system has run amok and you had better learn how to protect yourself . . . or lose (perhaps everything you own).
A few years ago I attended a seminar for attorneys (I am not an attorney but was able to get invited anyway). It was an all-day Saturday event. The whole purpose was to teach lawyers how to go after your assets! Can you imagine . . . there are full-day seminars out there that teach attorneys how to take your assets away from you? Somewhere out there an attorney is trying to find a way to sue you and take your hard-earned assets away.
ARE YOU AN EXTREMIST?
No not a Terrorist . . . a personal privacy extremist. WHAT? Yes, you can take a hard-line approach to privacy. That means you could NEVER give out the following information:
- Your Home or physical address
- Your Social Security number
- Your Credit Card Number
- Your Date of Birth
- Your Relatives both immediate and extended
- Your Mother’s maiden name
However, you may not be able to obtain many of the assets needed to further your wealth. What we are asking you to do is.
LISTEN MORE THAN YOU SPEAK
If you go out socially you may want to tell your friends about the new house you just bought and how your job just gave you a big raise. Now you may look like the “cool guy” everyone wants to be, but you also become the “target” when others need an easy payday.
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS . . . KEEP THE TARGET OFF YOUR BACK!
As you continue to read my Privacy and Asset Protection Book, you will start to understand how to EASILY move the target off of your back. Please read my book to understand exactly what we I am talking about. I really am concerned about your personal privacy.
REMEMBER THAT PRIVACY IS A PROACTIVE DECISION
Do not let your life be controlled by deadbeats and lawyers. Take control of your identity today by reading our Privacy and Asset Protection Book. My book is 180 pages of real-life practical advice from an investor that has been in the trenches for 40+ years.
DOES EVERYONE DESERVE TO COLLECT YOUR PRIVATE INFO?
NO, however you would think with everyone asking for private info… it must be required? You have the option of NOT giving out your private information.
TURN AROUND! WHO IS THAT LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER?
There are Prying Eyes everywhere you go. While you are driving, eating out, using your credit or debit card, working, or enjoying your favorite recreational event. If you give off the “vibe” of having it all, people will take notice. If you do not follow my “philosophy of privacy” you should become very concerned about who is watching you!
REMEMBER THAT PRIVACY IS A PROACTIVE DECISION
Do not let your life be controlled by the security of others. Take control of your identity today by reading my Privacy and Asset Protection Home study course.
IT WILL MAKE YOU RETHINK EVERY TIME YOU GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR SIGN A DOCUMENT.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
6 |
Privacy or Paranoia | 6 |
Adopting a Philosophy | 11 |
– Family Checklist | |
You Will Be Sued Someday | 15 |
Keys to Asset Protection | 21 |
– The First Rule – Maintain Control | |
Why All the Concern About Our Social Security Number? | 27 |
NOTES PAGE | 29 |
Financial Privacy in the Electronic Age |
30 |
Areas of Concern When Protecting Yourself | 32 |
Internet Security (Written by John Bambenek) | 35 |
– Facebook’s Privacy Policy & What It Means To You | |
– Three Tools You Should Install in Your Web Browser | |
Identity Theft Education | 50 |
– Action Steps | |
– Important I.D. Theft Prevention Service to Buy | |
Computer Privacy | 52 |
The Internet – How Safe am I? | 52 |
– You Get What You Pay For | |
– How Can You Protect Yourself from These Breaches? | |
Protect Your Email | 61 |
Quick & Practical Privacy Tips | 62 |
NOTES PAGE | 65 |
It’s Not Crazy if They Really Are After You! |
66 |
Absolutes in Life: Death, Taxes and Lawsuits | 73 |
The Paranoid Person’s Financial Statement | 76 |
– Understanding The Lender’s Game | |
– Filling Out the Assets Section | |
– Filling Out the Liabilities Section | |
NOTES PAGE | 81 |
How a Lawsuit Begins |
88 |
Be Difficult to Find & Expensive to Serve | 88 |
How to Stop a Lawsuit Before It Begins | 89 |
How to Act in a Deposition | 91 |
How to Delay the Serving of a Summons | 92 |
Are You a Lawsuit Target? | 92 |
TEST: Are you At Risk for a Lawsuit? | 95 |
Are you at Risk for a TENANT Lawsuit? | 99 |
NOTES PAGE | 97 |
Insulate Your Business Against Employee Lawsuits |
98 |
On What Grounds is an Employee Likely to Sue? | 99 |
A Powerful Deterrent to an Employee Lawsuit | 99 |
– Do Not Discuss One Employee with Another | |
– Hiring & Firing Regulations | |
– An Ounce of Prevention | |
– Warning about Storing Employee Jacket Data | |
Avoiding the Risks of Sexual Harassment Lawsuits | 103 |
NOTES PAGE | 103 |
How Do You Find a Good Lawyer? |
105 |
More Tips on Picking a Lawyer | 108 |
Contracts – The Devil is In the Details | 110 |
Confidentiality | 111 |
Negotiating Legal Fees and Expenses | 112 |
Internal Charges | 114 |
Retainers | 114 |
Obtaining A Judgment | 116 |
Understanding the Judgment Process | 117 |
Questions to Ask for Discovering Assets (Individual) | 117 |
Questions to Ask for Discovering Assets (Corporate) | 122 |
Further Explanation of Questions | 126 |
NOTES PAGE | 132 |
How to Use Insurance as an Asset Protection Device |
133 |
– Questions to Ask Yourself | |
Business Liability Risk Exposure | 134 |
Business Insurance Coverage | 135 |
– Additional Types of Coverage | |
– Insurance Policy Sections to be Aware of | |
Personal Liability | 138 |
Section Bonus: Questions for Your Advisors | 141 |
Insure Your Life – Your Family Depends on It | 142 |
The Best Insurance Policy | 144 |
– For Your Home | |
– For Your Rental Property | |
NOTES PAGE | 147 |
The Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S) |
148 |
– It is Time to Rethink Your Financial Affairs | |
– Do Not Take Advice from IRS Employees | |
Dealing with the IRS | 152 |
– The Real Interrogation Specialist! | |
– IRS Piercing the Corporate Veil | |
– Change Your Opinion of The IRS – For the Worse! | |
Frustrating the IRS | 157 |
Avoiding the IRS | 158 |
Avoid Using Your Social Security # to Earn Money | 159 |
Foreign Tax Havens | 160 |
IRS Audits and Liens | 160 |
Poor Southerner? Watch Out! | 164 |
NOTES PAGE | 165 |
The Telemarketing Nightmare |
166 |
And You Think Telemarketers are Bad Now? | 167 |
– Why You Should Avoid Door-to-Door Agreements | |
How to Protect Yourself Against Telemarketing Fraud | 170 |
What is a Telemarketer | 171 |
Some Common Sales Techniques | 172 |
Is Everyone a Potential Victim? | 175 |
The Con Artist ~ Close Friend of the Telemarketer | 175 |
– How Does the Con Work? | |
– Who is a Con? | |
– Who is a Potential Victim? | |
– Common Schemes | |
NOTES PAGE | 179 |
Your Information in the Wrong Hands |
180 |
How to Prevent This Story from Being You! | 183 |
Kids-off-lists Measure | 187 |
Your Private Desires Can Become Easily Become Public | 187 |
– Anyone Can Get this Type of Information? Its Not Illegal? | |
– The Government is Even More Intrusive | |
– A Private Firm that Legally Collects Public Records | |
NOTES PAGE | 192 |
Identity Theft |
193 |
How Does Identity Theft Happen? | 193 |
Suggestions to Prevent Identity Theft | 197 |
– Carrying Credit Cards | |
– Passwords and Pin Numbers | |
– Private Information | |
NOTES PAGE | 203 |
Practical Ways to be Private |
204 |
Keeping Your SS# Private | 204 |
How Secure is the Internet? | 212 |
NOTES PAGE | 213 |
Conclusion |
214 |
Home Study Course Available!
Privacy and Asset Protection Home Study Course
Take your Privacy and Asset Protection to the next level with my 177 page Home Study Course. Not only can you learn about Asset Protection but now you can put it to practice!
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