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Windermere Oak Tree is gearing up for our 2nd annual FREE Paper Shredding Event this Saturday, April 10th 2010 from 11 am - 2 pm. I thought I'd take the opportunity to remind you of documents that you should keep, where to store and when to shred.

Click the following link for a quick reference card for documents you should Keep, Store & Shred

Keep, Store, Shred

To reduce your risk of becoming an identity theft victim, always shred documents that contain financial information, your Social Security number, birthdate or passwords or PINs.

Below is a list of specific items to consider shredding for your safety and privacy:

Address labels from junk mail and magazines
ATM receipts
Bank statements
Birth certificate copies
Cancelled and voided checks
Credit and charge card bills, carbon copies, summaries and receipts
Credit reports and histories
Employee pay stubs
Employment records
Expired credit and identification cards including driver's licenses, college IDs, military IDs, employee badges, medical insurance cards, etc. (If your shredder can't handle plastic, cut up cards with a scissors before discarding them.)
Expired passports and visas
Legal documents
Insurance documents
Investment, stock and property transactions
Luggage tags
Medical and dental records
Papers with a Social Security number
Pre-approved credit card applications
Receipts with checking account numbers
Report cards
Resumés or curriculum vitae
Signatures (such as those found on leases, contracts, letters)
Tax forms
Transcripts
Travel itineraries
Used airline tickets
Utility bills (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable TV, Internet)

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