Keeping Private Information Private

One of the fastest growing crimes across North America is identity theft. In fact, according to the Privacy Rights Clearing House there are over 20,000 reported cases of identity theft each day! That equals roughly ten million per year and is rapidly rising. If ever there were a time for companies, small businesses and even individuals to consider the enlisting of shredding services or investing in a mobile shredder to destroy sensitive documents and papers, it is now.

Thieves sift through the garbage outside businesses and homes in search of their treasure, which is usually credit card receipts, tax documents, employee applications or even insurance forms in hopes of finding anything with a person’s Social Security number, driver’s license number or possibly a bank account or routing number. Once this type information has been compromised, turmoil and financial destruction is sure to follow.

By not hiring reputable shredding services, companies are leaving themselves’ and their clients or customers at potential risk for having their financial lives turned upside down. The potential of identity theft does not stop merely at finances either. Once thieves have critical information in their hands they can have their own identification printed in the victim’s name. This can create legal issues that most never consider by not utilizing shredding services or mobile shredders. Thieves or cyber criminals can take out loans and apply for credit cards but can also take it one step farther. They might open a checking account and write worthless checks then skip out of town leaving the local police or sheriff’s deputies with warrants in the victim’s name. Imagine being pulled over one day and suddenly handcuffed for warrants in your name issued by a county you never lived in! Or perhaps being sued over an accident you were never involved in.

Mobile shredders and services that provide document shredding is essential in this day and age where there are actually people out there trying to steal vital information from you or a company that you do business with. Tax documents, insurance forms, resumes and virtually anything that may have your name, address, identification numbers or banking information must be properly disposed of as quickly as possible to avoid falling into the wrong hands.Unfortunately, most victims have no clue when or how their information was stolen. Worse yet, once they have become a victim to identity theft, it will take years for them to recover from the destruction left behind. Businesses could be bankrupt in a matter of a few hours if crucial documents were to be stolen by thieves. 

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