Preventing Identity Theft

[verbatim from AG's office] Attorney General Jim Hood, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Better Business Bureau President Bill Moak are joining together with a host of private partners to help Mississippians tak a pro-active approach in the fight against identity theft.

"Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in Mississippi and in America," said Attorney General Jim Hood. "We must be pro-active in the fight against it, if we are going to stop it. One of the simplest things you can do to reduce your chance of becoming a victim of identity theft is to shred documents that contain personal information before you throw them away." [end verbatim quotes]

Locally, you can participate in the second annual Community Shred Day today and tomorrow, Feb. 8 and 9. Bring up to five large garbage bags of your sensitive documents to be shredded for free to the Home Depot at 6325 I-55 N.