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| | Local banks are stepping up their efforts to raise the public's awareness about how to prevent identity theft by shredding old documents
Local banks are stepping up their efforts to raise the public's awareness about how to prevent identity theft by shredding old documents.
Commerce National Bank & Trust in Winter Park said it is holding a free "shred-a-thon" today from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at its offices at 1201 S. Orlando Ave., Suite 100.
Another local bank, RBC Centura's Central Florida operation, is conducting an identity theft prevention "shred-a-thon" on Monday at its downtown Orlando branch, the bank said today.
The free document shredding event is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. until noon at the RBC branch at 420 S. Orange Ave.
Joining RBC officials will be Florida Deputy Attorney General Jon Pare' and staff members of Iron Mountain Inc., a company that specializes in information protection and storage services. The group will also give out consumer education material to raise the awareness of the threat of ID theft.
Officials noted that Florida ranked fifth in the state in ID theft complaints in 2006, according to the Federal Trade Commission. | |
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