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It's unfortunately in the news almost every day: A scam led to a person's loss of identity and money. But you don't have to live in fear that you will be the next victim. Join a York-Poquoson Sheriff's Deputy to learn about recent scams and how you can safeguard your identity and money. [Editor's Note: These events have passed, but look below for more resources on safeguarding your identity.]

The first seminar will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, in the Tabb Meeting Room. A repeat seminar will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Yorktown Meeting Room. To register for either event, visit the online event calendar or call 890-5120 (Tabb) or 890-5207 (Yorktown).

This program is part of our Live Well @ Your Library series. Live Well @ Your Library features monthly sessions on bettering the body, mending the mind, and soothing the soul in 2017.

Whether you can make the program or not, the York County Public Library has a number of books in its collection that can help you prevent—or recover from—identity theft. Check out our list below for some great titles to get you started:

• Swiped: How to protect yourself in a world full of scammers, phishers, and identity thieves — A consumer advocate offers strategies for minimizing the risk of identity theft and what to do if it happens.
• Identity Theft Alert — This title reveals practical steps you can take right now to safeguard your identity. The author also tells you what to stop doing: The common, inadvertent behaviors that could be setting you up as a victim.
• Child Identity Theft: What every parent needs to know — Here, a veteran law enforcement professional and expert in child identity theft offers parents, educators, law enforcement officials, and others who care for or work with children an inside look at the ways in which children are vulnerable to identity thieves. Chappell presents the vital information in a question and answer format, offering not just information about how child identity theft happens, but also how to prevent it from happening, and what to do if it does.
• The Con: How scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself — No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are 40 times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. This title helps you understand it fraud so that you can combat it.
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recovering from Identity Theft—This title provides a step-by-step process to reclaiming identity and wiping the records of theft off all reports.
• The Vigilant Investor — A former SEC Enforcer explains why we fall for investment scams, how con artists play on our emotions, and what we can do to protect ourselves from predators.
• Credit Repair — This title provides sensible strategies to help you take control, clean up your credit report, and live debt-free. Includes a chapter on how to avoid identity theft and credit scams.