Protect Your Identity.
Your First line of defense is to Shred Responsibly!
ID theft strikes over 10 million Americans every year - Don't let it be you.
Join the Better Business Bureau, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Clearpoint, Tops Markets and Shred-it for Secure Your ID Day and protect your personal identity both online and off.
When: Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 10AM to 2PM
Where: Tops Markets in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse
Buffalo:
3865 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, NY, 14225 - 716.684.5927
3035 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, NY - 716.515.0025
2101 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207 - 716.515.0050
Rochester:
6720 Pittsford/Palmyra Rd., Fairport, 14450 - 585.425.0020
Syracuse:
2265 Downer St., Baldwinsville, NY, 13027 - 315.635.3536
- Free on-the-spot document shredding by Shred-it
- Free cell phone drop-off with 100% guarantee to strip personal content
- Tips and resources to protect your identity by BBB & CCCS
- Bring up to three boxes or bags of documents to be shredded and take home the tips and resources you need to help protect yourself. Documents to be shredded should be removed from binders and staple free.
Residents and small businesses are encouraged to attend and take a key step in identity theft prevention by shredding and properly disposing of their personal documents on-site. BBB and CCCS staff will be on hand to provide expert advice and offer tips for identity theft protection.
Identity Theft Prevention, Information and Resources
· MySpace
· Digg
· Twitter
· Delicious
· StumbleUpon
Records Retention Schedule - Find our recommendations for how long you should retain documents.
Everyday Habits to Safeguard Your Identity- Find tips to help protect your identity.
BBB’s Security & Privacy - Made Simpler™ (for Small Business Owners) - The Better Business Bureau has partnered with nationally-recognized security and privacy experts to create a new toolkit to help small business owners manage security and privacy challenges. Find our free, downloadable, easy-to-read security and privacy toolkits.
Other Resources:

Join us for this spring's Secure Your ID Day
View the list of participating BBBs. As the event gets closer, the list will grow. If you don't see a BBB in your area, be sure to check back soon.