Shred It & Forget It! on May 3
By: Vickie Sanders
Topics: Family, bakersfield, identity theft, protection, free
Posted by vmsanders Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:46:07 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Location: 1200 New Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309
The Better Business Bureau in Central California 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, May 3 at West High School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bring up to six boxes of documents to the West High School parking lot (1200 New Stine Road) and Shred-It, a professional mobile shredding company, will provide on-site destruction while you watch. There is a voluntary $3/box donation for additional boxes that will be given to the Kern County Boys & Girls Club.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Call 322-2074, ext. 331 for more information.
Did you know that protecting your identity is largely in YOUR OWN hands? 56% of identity theft victims traced the theft to something that was stolen from their own possession.
Last year alone, 8.1 million Americans became victims of ID theft, resulting in the loss of $45 billion, according to a 2008 report from Javelin Strategy and Research. The report notes that the majority (56 percent) of ID theft occurs when the thief had direct contact with the victim’s personal information, through a stolen or lost wallet, rifling through a personal mailbox or trashcan, or even lifting documents from inside a home or business.
Help us help others destroy their personal documents before someone destroys their id.
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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