Media contact: Janet C. Hart, APR, CFEE (704) 927-8617 office
UPDATE: October 25, 2010The BBB's nationwide 'Secure Your ID' Day on October 23 was a huge success.
Locally, 598 people brought bags and boxes of documents to be shredded.
Special thanks to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept., Shred-It, Record Storage Systems and St. Stephen United Methodist Church for partnering with the BBB to help prevent identity theft.
BBB and CMPD Join Forces to Fight Identity Theft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The BBB will once
again team up with CMPD to offer FREE shredding this Saturday, October 23, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at three
locations in the Charlotte area as part of the BBB’s nationwide ‘Secure Your
ID’ day.
Locations –
All three locations will shred paper documents.
- St. Stephen United Methodist Church parking lot,
6800 Sardis Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28270. Drop off old cell phones to be
securely recycled at this location only.
- Shred-It - 3421 Axar Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28208. Shred-It is located
off of Mulberry Church Road between Billy Graham Parkway and Westport Road. Drop off old computer hard drives to be securely destroyed at this location
only.
- Record Storage Systems - 14620 Carowind's Blvd., Charlotte, N.C. 28273. Directions:
Take I-77 South to Carowind's Blvd., go past Carowind's main entrance, turn
left onto Pleasant Road, and then their private drive will be on the right.
Record Storage Systems is in the second building and there is a large sign.
Three bag/box
limit: Because of the tremendous response
to the BBB’s free shredding events, there is a limit of 3 bags or boxes
per car to accommodate as many people as possible.
At previous shredding
events, more than 66,000 pounds of documents have been shredded in one
day.
“Shredding is the easiest way to
prevent identity theft, said BBB President Tom Bartholomy. “So, it’s time to clean out your desk
drawers, filing cabinets and storage rooms and have those old documents
securely shredded this Saturday.”
New this
year: With the rapid changes in
technology, personal information is more likely now to be stored on computers
and cell phones.
“These devices can contain a gold mine of personal
information,” Bartholomy added. “So instead of throwing them away, you can have
old cell phones securely recycled and old hard drives securely destroyed.”
On
Saturday, you can drop off old cell phones at St. Stephen United Methodist
Church and old computer hard drives at Shred-It in
Charlotte.
Not sure
what to shred or what to keep? The BBB has advice for how long you need to
keep certain types of records in the News Center at www.charlotte.bbb.org.
Questions? Please call the BBB at (704) 927-8611 or 1-877-317-7236
toll-free in N.C. and S.C. or visit the News Center at www.charlotte.bbb.org.
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