BBB "Secure Your ID" Day:
BBB Event Offers Free Identity Theft Protection Advice and On-Site Document Shredding
BBB invites Bozeman Community to Take Part in Coast-to-Coast BBB “Secure Your ID” Day
BBB Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho & Montana invites local individuals and small businesses Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Gallatin Valley Mall Parking Lot in Bozeman, MT to take the first step in identity protection: If you don’t need it, dispose of it…responsibly. For this important initiative, BBB is partnering nationally with National Association of Information Destruction (NAID), Equifax and ProQuo, and locally with Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, KBZK-TV, KBOZ Radio Stations, Tear It Up (Shredding Service Provider), and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Secure shredding services on the day of the event will be provided locally by Tear It Up to offer this free community service, coupled with expert advice and resources for protecting personal information from ID thieves.
“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. “That’s why BBB experts will also be distributing important advice and simple steps everyone can take to prevent ID theft in their daily lives, both online and off.”
Last year alone, 8.1 million Americans became victims of ID theft, resulting in the loss of $45 billion, according to a 2008 report from Javelin Strategy and Research. The report notes that the majority (56 percent) 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. With community-based BBBs across North America collaborating for the very first time for an in-market event like this, we’ll have a tremendous coast-to-coast presence that will reach a lot of people and, hopefully, stop a lot of theft.”
BBB “Secure Your ID Day” Details
Who: Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho & Montana with national partners ProQuo, Equifax and the National Association for Information Destruction and local partners: Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, KBZK-TV, KBOZ Radio Stations, Tear It Up (Shredding Service Provider), and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
What: Free on-the-spot document shredding and prescriptive advice for protecting your identity from ID thieves
When: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10-2pm
Where: Gallatin Valley Mall Parking Lot, Bozeman, MT
Bring: Equivalent of 3 boxes/bags of paper documents, OR 50 lbs OR 1-2 cubic ft (as much as a person can carry; boxes/bags not required) Documents to be shredded should be removed from binders.
BBB Serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Montana
Public Information Line: 800-356-1007, web site: www.bbb.org
email: info@spokane.bbb.org
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About BBB
BBB is an unbiased non-profit organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. Businesses that earn BBB accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization’s high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB provides objective advice, free business BBB Reliability ReportsTM and charity BBB Wise Giving ReportsTM, and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust. To further promote trust, BBB also offers complaint and dispute resolution support for consumers and businesses when there is difference in viewpoints. The first BBB was founded in 1912. Today, 127 BBBs serve communities across the U.S. and Canada, evaluating and monitoring more than 3 million local and national businesses and charities. Please visit www.bbb.org for more information about BBB.
BBB Shred Smart Everyday Habits Handout.pdf
BBB Records Retention Schedule.pdf
Thanks to everyone for their contributions to a successful Fall 2009 Secure Your ID Day, held at participating BBBs on October 17. We hope you will plan on joining us for our next Secure Your ID day on April 17, 2010.
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