Identity Theft and ways to combat it

Have you noticed credit card charges on your statement that don’t look familiar? You might be a victim of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as nine million Americans have their identities stolen each year. Don’t be a victim as its cost is emotional distress and your time. You must be careful how you keep and discard of your personal records. With a paper shredder you could save your credit and your peace of mind.

Identity Theft occurs in one of the following ways:

• Phishing for credit card information, Social Security Numbers, account numbers, or other personal information on the internet by emails, or by phone by people posing as a representative from a company you do business with.
• Stealing documents, by breaking into your home or office, that give this information to the thief.
• Digging through your trash for credit card, loan or refinance offers which the thief can fill out and send in using your name and changing the address. They also look for bills and other items that they can use.
• By calling or approaching you impersonating a government, bank or other authority figure to pressure you into giving information to a third party by phone, such as credit card numbers, birth date, or social security number.

Paper shredders will give the burglar no chance to get his hands on the information that he needs. By shredding all important papers and even the junk mail you receive, all the thief will find in your trash can are banana peels and milk cartons. If you have records that need to be protected from a burglar, you are welcome to let us help you purchase a safe that is right for you. But keep your important documents and junk mail out of the hands of the trash diggers in your neighborhood, by browsing our new line of paper shredders.