PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT AT FREE SHREDDING EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 15
By: Victorine Sanders, BBB of Central California
Topics: bakersfield, weekend, free, lifestyle, Family, safety, protecting identity
Posted by vmsanders Fri Sep 7, 2007 09:14:14 PDT
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The Better Business Bureau of Central California, in conjunction with Valley Plaza Mall, would like to help you protect yourself against the possibility of identity theft. Get rid of all those old bank statements, credit card bills and miscellaneous paper junk for free on Saturday, September 15, at Valley Plaza Mall. Bring up to six boxes of documents to the SW parking lot (by the old Robinson-May store) of the Mall and Shred-It, a professional mobile shredding company, will provide on-site destruction while you watch.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Call 322-2074, ext. 331 for more information.
Last year, the price of identity theft rose to $56.6 billion dollars across the United States. In 63 percent of fraud cases, the theft was by close associates of the consumer (friends, family, neighbors, etc.), lost or stolen wallets, cards and checkbooks, breached home computers or stolen mail or trash.
PREVENT access to your personal information
- Do not release Social Security or account numbers in response to e-mail, phone or in-person requests. When responding to e-mail, ignore any Internet links provided and type the full address instead.
- Keep all sensitive documents, checkbooks and credit cards securely locked away at home and at work.
- Carry only those credit cards that you need in your wallet. Keep the others in a secure place.
- Before discarding, shred all private documents.
- Retrieve paper mail promptly and place outgoing checks or other sensitive documents in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox.
- Sign up for automatic payroll deposits.
- Replace paper bills, statements and checks with online (paperless) versions.
- Keep passwords hidden (even in your own home) and change them frequently.
- Use and regularly update firewall and anti-virus software.
- Do not respond to suspicious e-mails. Delete them, and if there is any doubt contact the company to determine if the e-mail is real.
- Don't discard a computer without completely destroying the data on the hard drive.
If you have questions regarding identity theft or want more information, contact your local BBB office at 322-2074.
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