Tax Day has passed, but piles of papers and receipts containing personal information may still be lying around some Indiana homes.
Consumer experts say it’s important to destroy unnecessary sensitive documents so they don’t fall into the hands of con artists. Mandla Moyo with A-A-R-P Indiana says just tossing them in the trash isn’t enough because sometimes all that’s needed to steal someone’s identity is a name and birth date.
A-A-R-P Indiana is teaming up with Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana for six shredding events that will be held Saturday, April 25th around the state. Moyo says about a third of adults shred documents on at least a weekly basis and they want to get more people to make it a habit
At the shredding events, consumers also can recycle digital devices. Moyo says that’s because scammers don’t just dig through the trash.
There were more than 35 thousand identity theft and fraud complaints in Indiana last year alone.
