Reader Writes: Recyclers Are Easy Targets for Identity Thieves

By now, you have certainly been drummed up with enough statistics and news stories of small to large-scale identity thefts to know to keep your information protected. From scamming phone calls to social engineering hackers at your door, there is no shortage of criminals trying to infiltrate your information and cause you financial headaches that can take months or even years to clear.

But even before identity thieves like these existed, there was a group of an even scummier ilk of criminal attempting to steal information: the dumpster diver.

Yes, the dumpster diver takes a special lack of self-dignity to rouse through your trash cans and dumpsters to find documents that contain everything from names and addresses to contracts and legal paperwork.

Recycling bins and trash cans are one of the first places that dumpster divers will look due to the high amount of papers that accumulate there. Without even thinking, residents and businesses will toss out stacks of papers straight into the recycling with confidential papers making their way in with other trash.

To combat these worries, you can utilize a document shredding service who are qualified in shredding large amounts of papers quickly. Most services will cross-shred your papers, meaning they are ripped to miniature shreds, rather than the traditional strips.

You can find a local shredding service near you through Shred Nations at www.shrednations.com.

To check out a mobile shredding truck in action and to shred away any sensitive documents that you may have saved up, bring them by for the shredding event hosted by Nu Level Realty partnered with Shred Nations, right here in San Bruno, California.

Date: June 6, 2017

Time: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

Where: 1555 Crystal Springs Rd / San Bruno, CA 94066