Take Advantage of “Secure Your ID” Day

To assist consumers and business owners in preventing all types of identity theft and fraud, Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina is hosting a fall “Secure Your ID” Day event in partnership with Coastal Federal Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative committed to providing its members the services they need affordably, conveniently and professionally. The event will be held at the Coastal headquarters off Wake Forest Road in Raleigh on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Community members can take advantage of complimentary document shredding, collection of computers and hard-drives for secure destruction, electric/electronics recycling and identity protection tips.

During the event, local partners Shred-It and GEEP will be on site. Individuals are encouraged to bring up to three boxes/bags of documents that have been removed from binders, and up to five electric/electronic devices. Accepted items are computers, cell phones, tablets, TVs, printers, fax machines, vacuums, DVD/CD players, microwaves and toasters. At the event, community members will be directed through the parking lot to stations where they will watch their paperwork and devices be safely destroyed and recycled, never having to leave their car while helping protect their own identities.

To date, the semi-annual “Secure Your ID” Day events have safely destroyed nearly 400,000 lbs. of sensitive documents and nearly 100,000 lbs. of electronics. Additional event information is available at www.bbbshred.org.