Protect Your ID: Shred It & Forget It Event
Fact: 10 million Americans fell victim to identity theft fraud in 2008**
This is equivalent to the populations of Vermont, North Dakota, Alaska, South Dakota, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Maine, and the District of Columbia combined.
Fact: The average victim spends an average of 600 hours recovering from identity theft.*
This equates to 75 workdays!
Fact: It is estimated that victims of identity theft lose an average of $4,849 per identity theft incident and spend an average of $496 repairing damage to their good name and credit record**
Fact: 42% of victims discovered that their identity was stolen more than seven months after it first occurred***
Fiction: There is nothing we can do to prevent it..
Come join us at our “Shred It & Forget It” event to protect yourself and your loved ones from identity theft. We are pleased to have partnered with “American Mobile Shredding” for this event.
- October 17th, 10 am – 2 pm
- American Mobile Shredding: 4391 Pell Dr. #D, Sacramento, 95838 (In Natomas, off I-80 at Northgate)
- First 3 file-size boxes are free, for each additional box we request a $3 donation to the Boys & Girls Club (6 maximum).
- We will NOT accept 3-ring binders.
Call for more details: 916-443-6843
Sources: Federal Trade Commission*
Javelin Strategy and Research**
Identity Theft Resource Center***
Do not divulge personal information to anyone who solicits information over the phone. Before making any purchase, always be sure to obtain a BBB report as part of your decision making process. For reports on businesses and for information about BBB services, visit our website at www.bbb.org or call (916) 443-6843.