Weve all seen those ads. You know, the ones where some hapless person is sitting there looking forlorn and then suddenly becomes animated while channeling the voice of their identity thief. Ill bet the first time you saw an ad like that you cracked a smile and thought to yourself, that could never happen to me. Ill also wager thats the exact thing all those victims of identity theft thought too before it happened to them. Thats why you need to invest in something like a paper shredder to protect your identity.
No? You dont need something to help with document destruction? Well, lets take a look in that trash bag, shall we? Theres a phone bill with your number and address; a bank statement with your account number; a card from Aunt Rose with your birthday; and an official letter with your social security number. What do you think could happen if someone got their grubby little hands on all that personal information? Still think you dont need a paper shredder?
Before you go running out to buy one though, you need to take a few things into consideration. All paper shredders are not created equally and they have varying levels of effectiveness when it comes to...