Tuesday, March 22, 2016 2:26 pm, Posted by Absolute Destruction
Identity theft: it happens more often than you think. According to Trans Union and Equifax, the country’s top two credit bureaus, they receive anywhere between 1,400 and 1,800 identity theft complaints from Canadians every month! Those numbers aren’t very encouraging. To think you can avoid becoming victim of identity theft by sheer luck alone isn’t just optimistic, it’s downright dangerous. Without a proper system in place to protect your confidential material, you (or your business) could very well be another number to prove these statistics right.
When you’re ready to throw out your documents – stop. Files with your name, contact information, account numbers, or – worst of all – your SIN should never see the inside of your garbage or recycling bins. Bills, financial statements, and old tax returns hold the keys to unlocking your identity, and criminals actively search through garbage to get their hands on this information. All they need is a name and a few crucial numbers to start opening false accounts under your name.
As Shereen Zink found out, these accounts can rack up quite a bit of money. In her particular case, identity thieves used her name and SIN to open an account with Bell Canada. When the account went overdue, Bell came calling for the bill that amounted to $3,500. Eventually, Zink was able to prove to the phone company that she did not open or use the account, but this process took 8 long months.
No one wants to get entangled in a legal battle with a company over money they didn’t spend. That’s why it’s essential that you use our secure document disposal services whenever you need to get rid of important paper documents. These services destroy any files into pieces so small there’s no hope of them being recovered.
But why specifically is a local company better? Because it’s as simple as it is secure. As a shredding service local to the GTA, we’ve streamlined our process to eliminate any weaknesses in security. The steps that we take to destroy your material are few, secure, and straight forward. We operate with a small crew of fully bonded service representatives who arrive to your home or place of business with one of our mobile shredding trucks where they’ll shred your documents on site. These representatives and our trucks adhere to standards set by the s (NAID) to ensure the utmost confidentiality. Once completed, we can supply a “Guarantee of Destruction” before our representatives deliver the pulverized paper to a secure recycling facility.
It’s as simple as that. There are no elaborate methods of acquiring, shredding, or recycling your documents. You simply only have to schedule an appointment, and we’ll meet you wherever you are. Our service representatives will transport your collected material to our shredders under your watchful eye.
If you’re ready to protect yourself from potential identity theft, check out our services. See if you require a one-time purge or a regular pick-up for the amount of paper or electronics that you produce. Then you only need to call or request an online quote to schedule our services. Once we dispose of your confident documents with our guaranteed certainty, you can rest assured you’ll avoid being a victim!