Your Better Business Bureau serving Northwest Florida invites individuals to take the necessary
steps in protecting their identity during this year’s “Secure Your ID”
Day shredding event.
BBB is partnering locally with Gilmore Services and WEAR-TV to help
individuals take steps to protect their personal information.
BBB and its partners will be at University Mall in Pensacola and
Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther on Friday, March 27, to offer free document shredding and advice and resources for protecting
personal information.
Last year 2,210 people brought 67,080 pounds of
sensitive documents to be responsibly destroyed by Gilmore Services and to
receive information about protecting themselves from identity theft.
Contrary to
popular belief, only 12 percent of identity theft is committed online. The
majority of identity theft occurs when the thief has direct contact with the
victim’s personal information such as through a stolen or lost wallet, or by
rifling through the victim’s mailbox or trash.
BBB Secure Your ID Day Details
March 27 March 27
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
University
Mall, Pensacola Santa
Rosa Mall, Mary Esther
Bring up to
50 pounds of documents to be shredded and take home tips and resources you need
to help protect yourself.
For more
information on “Secure Your ID” Day visit www.nwfl.bbb.org/secureID and for additional
advice you can trust on protecting yourself against identity theft, start with
bbb.org.
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