About Identity Theft

This year, over 10 million people will have their identities stolen (while wise ones will protect theirs with Identity Shred).

With all the talk about identity theft these days, it’s no wonder that consumers are concerned. And they have good reason to be -- in fact, over 70% of Americans have had some piece of personal data stolen. Identity fraud costs consumers around 50 billion dollars every year. What’s more, once identity theft has occurred, victims spend an average of 600 hours of their personal time trying to undo sometimes-irreversible damage to their assets, credit rating and personal reputation.

While many people think that lack of internet security is the primary source of identity theft, the Better Business Bureau reports that about 90% of all identity crimes occur offline – personal information stolen from trash cans, mail boxes, and dumpsters.

By simply taking a few minutes to shred personally sensitive information – information that shows up in mailboxes around the country almost every day, most of these crimes could be prevented.