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Books and Movies on Identity theft
By karen | July 13, 2007
The public fascination with impostors has long had an effect on popular culture and extends to modern literature.
A great book I just finished reading, “Zero Day Threat, The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity.” It reads like a detective story, with a running narrative on a group of scam artists, drug addicts and the cops who pursue them over a period of years. The book (hardcover) is just $13.57 from Amazon. Click here to purchase.
Another great book I read recently, Frank Abganale’s, “Stealing Your Life” You might recognize Frank’s story “Catch Me if You can” which was made into a box office hit movie starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio. In Franks’ recent book he talks about identity theft and how easy it is to commit this crime today compared to when he was committing fraud in the 1970’s, plus much more on the topic. Click here to read reviews or purchase on Amazon.
In Frederick Forsyth’s novel, The Day of the Jackal, the would-be assassin of General de Gaulle steals three identities. Firstly, he assumes the identity of a dead child by obtaining the child’s birth certificate and using it to apply for a passport. He also steals the passports of a Danish clergyman and an American tourist, and disguises himself as each of those persons in turn.
In the 1995 movie, The Net, Sandra Bullock plays a computer consultant whose life is taken over with the help of computer assisted identity theft.
In Jonathan Smith’s novel, Night Windows, the action is based on the horrific and real life theft of Smith’s own identity.
In the web comic, Kevin and Kell, the character Danielle Kindle dies and is later “replaced” by a double from a parallel world. After an attempt at taking over her predecessor’s identity, Danielle Kendall confesses her true nature and gets accepted by the predecessor’s family - if not by all the readers.
T. Coraghessan Boyle’s 2006 novel, Talk Talk, describes the theft of Dana Halter’s identity, and her and Martin Bridger’s chase of the thief across the country.
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