ShredStation eNews: February 2007

9th Annual National Consumer
Protection Week Feb.4-10

ID Theft Protection Newsletter

Welcome to the E-newsletter for Identity Theft protection, providing you with breaking news, alerts and information to protect yourself from the fastest growing crime.

Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Americans are right now sharing their identities with immigrants and don't know it. The scope of this problem is vast. Every year, nearly 9 million people pay their taxes using the wrong Social Security number.

No blame to the immigrants, who are simply following the real-life rules they’ve been given. Want a job? Want to feed your family, want a better life for your kids? Just get a nine-digit number.

Current Identity Protection News & Updates:

You can’t always prevent fraud but don't make it easy for a crook by stuffing your wallet full of payment cards and I.D. cards. Carry only what is necessary.

	Staples™ and ShredStation Partner for National Consumer Protection Week Consumer Shredding Event Identity theft awareness and free shredding events for the public will be held Feb.6 in Phoenix and Feb.8 in Los Angeles.
	National Consumer Protection Week Feb.6-Feb.10, 2007 NCPW empowers consumers by highlighting current consumer protection and education efforts in the fight against fraud in communities across the nation. For more information about NCPW, visit www.consumer.gov/ncpw.
	Federal Identity Theft Task Force Seeks Public Comment The President's Identity Theft Task Force announced that it is seeking public comment on various possible recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal government's efforts to reduce identity theft.
	Beware of Social Security Cost of Living Scam It is being reported that several people have fallen victim to an e-mail that claims to be from the Social Security Administration.