Guarding Your Good Name - Protect Your Identity Week Offers Classes, Info and Free Shredding

Posted by Donna Freedman on Friday, October 15, 2010

Almost 10 million Americans were victims of identity theft fraud in 2008, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Apparently you can't be too careful: 16% of the victims knew the person who had committed the crime -- and 6% of the time it was a family member.

How can you avoid being ripped off?

The third annual Protect Your Identity Week is a good start. Oct. 17-23, you can avail yourself of:
Document shredding. Cell phone recycling. Credit report reviews.

Short seminars such as "Avoid Scams and Fraud," "Protect Your Identity," "Keeping Your ID Safe on the Internet" and "Get Smart About Credit."

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