Sponsored by
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Tri Cities
WHERE: 401 N. Morain, Kennewick, WA
WHEN: 10/24/09 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This day will consist of having local shredding business, Columbia Industries Shredding Company present with its shred truck in the CCCS Tri Cities parking lot for the community to bring paper and documents to shred from 1pm - 4pm. Along with the Shred event, CCCS will have a Live Remote feed from a local radio station and an Open House to showcase CCCS' services to the community. For more info contact: 509-737-1973
BBB Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho & Montana encourages everyone to take the first step in identity protection: If you don’t need it, dispose of it…responsibly.
“Shredding sensitive paper documents is an important first step, but it doesn’t end there,” said Jan Quintrall, President/CEO, BBB Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho & Montana. “Important advice and simple steps everyone can take to prevent ID theft in their daily lives, both online and off will be distributed.”
The majority 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.
“This is largely a crime of access,” added Quintrall. “Our goal here is to make the information less accessible and empower people to be their own first line of defense against identity theft.”