Shred Fests Free, Open to Public
New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) will hold the last Shred Fest of 2018 on Saturday, September 8th h from 9 am to 1 pm at the Credit Union’s 141 Harvest Lane branch in Williston. All NEFCU Shred Fests are free and open to the public, with ample free parking.
Document destruction is a highly effective way to guard against unauthorized access to personal data. NEFCU Shred Fests help prevent identity theft by destroying documents with sensitive personal information. Participants can watch on a video monitor as their documents are shredded by SecurShred, a local documents-shredding company.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (www.consumer.ftc.gov), there are four categories of documents with sensitive information to consider:
1. Save forever
· Birth certificates
· Adoption papers
· Social Security cards
· Citizenship papers
· Passports
· Marriage or divorce decrees
· Death certificates of family members
· Auto titles
· Home deeds
· Tax returns
2. Retain long-term
· Home improvement receipts—save until the home is sold
· Pay stubs, other tax-related receipts, and cancelled checks—keep seven years.
3. Keep one year
· Bank statements and medical bills (unless you have an unresolved insurance disputes.)
4. Shred immediately
· Credit card bills
· Utility bills
· Sales receipts not related to warranties, taxes, or insurance
Shred Fest is intended for individuals only, with a limit of five boxes of documents per person. Due to the volume of shredding, businesses’ documents cannot be accepted.
For more information, visit nefcu.com.
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