What is a Shredathon?

A Shredathon is a unique event that allows the general public to bring their confidential documents that they wish to dispose off and have them confidentially destroyed in one of ShredBank’s mobile shredding trucks for free. ShredBank’s recent Shredathon event took place last month at Lisnasharragh Primary School in Belfast and it was a great success!

Due to the significant and growing risk of Identity Fraud, these free events highlight the importance of securely disposing your personal confidential information.

 What is the cost of ID Fraud?

Identity fraud occurs to an individual when a person’s personal information is used by someone else without their knowledge to obtain credit, goods or other services fraudulently. It can even extend to securing a passport in their name. In the UK alone there are 4.3 million victims of identity fraud to date.

The UK’s Fraud Prevention Service stated that:
• Identity fraud cost the economy £1.2 billion per annum.
• Identity fraud accounts for a criminal cashflow of £10m per day.
• Plastic card fraud losses totaled £535.2 million in 2007 – with card identity theft accounting for £34.1 million of this figure.
• Approximately 2,500 fraudulent applications for driving licences were detected by the Driver and vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the 12 month period up to March 2007.
• 16,500 fraudulent applications for passports were received by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) in the 12 months up to September 2006.

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