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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

'Shred-a-thon' planned for excess tax documents (ID Theft)


'Shred-a-thon' planned for excess tax documents
Phoenix Business Journal - As tax season comes to a close and accountants across the state slept late Tuesday morning, Attorney General Terry Goddard is reminding residents to shred unnecessary financial documents to prevent identity theft. Goddard and AARP Arizona Friday will
Source: phoenix.bizjournals.com

Credit Cards Receipts From Dozens Of Businesses Stolen
Denver Channel - DENVER -- Have you used your credit card at the Mimi's Cafe in Loveland, the Yardhouse Restaurant in Lakewood and the 24-Hour Fitness centers in Thornton, Green Mountain or Broomfield? Investigators believe the customers of those businesses and more
Source: www.thedenverchannel.com

Trash a hot spot for identity thieves
Dothan Eagle - A child abuse incident report - barred even from the media. A checkbook. Policies with Social Security numbers on them. Documents with a mother s maiden name. All have been found - not shredded - in local trash cans. "It s a list that s never
Source: www.dothaneagle.com

Navasota Police Report
Navasota Examiner - A caller on Blackshear Street said people were making a lot of noise. A caller reported people talking loudly on W. Virginia. A caller on Smith Street said that her dogs were barking and, therefore, felt that someone was in the area. A woman on F.M
Source: www.navasotaexaminer.com

Fight ID theft with new tools
Wisconsin State Journal - When a thief breaks into your home or your car or your business, you call the police, you find out what's missing and you call your insurance agent. But what do you do when a thief breaks into your life? The crime of identity theft is on the increase
Source: www.madison.com

Get ready for the Shred-A-Thon
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Pete Hoskinson dumps a load of paper onto a belt that will take the scrap though the shredder at the Weyerhaeuser plant. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH Inside Weyerhaeuser's Richmond recycling plant, a massive shredding machine dices several tons of paper
Source: www.timesdispatch.com