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Show m"mmm m in .p v m vm m m pi fwp' w m m mm w i Thursday, November 6, 2008 Scout to lead identiy theft prevention project Boy Scout Eric Bird is trying to finish his Eagle Scout project and is asking ask-ing the community to help him while he in turn helps them. His project is an identity theft prevention pre-vention activity that will provide an on-site shredding shred-ding truck to shred all your important documents docu-ments immediaely. The company, Shred-It, Shred-It, the nation's leading paper shredding company, compa-ny, will provide a FREE shredding event for the community. Citizens can come and bring their sensitive or personal documents that they, wish to be destroyed. Please do not hesitate to pass this information along to your freiends and neighbors. The more people who come Tips for preventing identify theft Submitted by Bird Eagle Project Identity theft is currently the fastest growing crime in the country. While it is impossible to eliminate the risk of being a victim, the following are things you an do to help protect your credit and protect yourself: your-self: - You're entitled to one free credit report annually from each credit reporting report-ing company - there are three. Obtain your reports as soon as possible and review re-view them carefully. Order your free credit reports online at www.annualcred-itreport.com. www.annualcred-itreport.com. - Call 1-888-50PTOUT or visit www.OptoutPre-screen.com www.OptoutPre-screen.com and request that' no "pre-approved" credit card applications be sent to you. They are ticking identity theft time bombs. - Ask your credit card firm to cease delivery of . "convenience checks. " - The National Do Not Call Registry, www.donot-call.gov, www.donot-call.gov, gives you a choice about, whether to receive telemarketing, calls.. You can register your home or cell phone for free. 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The event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, tv " - 1 , , y 's Boy Scout Eric Bird will conduct an identity theft prevention activity for his Eagle Scout project on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Hobble Creek Stake Center. day. - Reduce unwanted junk mail by removing your name from the Direct Marketing Association MemberProspect List. Removing Re-moving your name may prevent you from receiving receiv-ing new catalogs, coupons, announcements about new businesses in your community commu-nity and notices of special offers. If you still wish to remove your name, send a $1 check or money order (payable to DMA) and your name, address, area code and telephone number to: Mail Preference Service, Att: Dept: 27245208, Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 282, Carmel, NY 10512. - Carefully review every credit card and bank statement state-ment for unauthorized charges. Consumer rights quickly fade over time; the sooner you discover an identity theft incident, the better. - - Burn or shred, with a cross-cut shredder, any ' mail or financial papers containing personal information. in-formation. Destroy all receipts, re-ceipts, shipping slips and bills that use your credit card number. Never recycle re-cycle them. Also, never leave transaction receipts at ATM machines or gasoline gaso-line pumps. in Snrinaville bouaht each child in to decorate the parade route on a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping Iff V ! - & SPRINGVILLE HERALD from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hobble Creek Stake Center, 495 S. Canyon Road, Springville. Eric encourages you to bring any personal documents that you wish to be destroyed. de-stroyed. They will be shredded on site. While it is impossible to eliminate the risk of being a victim, there are steps that can be taken to help protect your credit and protect yourself. your-self. So mark your calendar cal-endar for this important date. Tips for preventing prevent-ing identity theft will also be available at this event. If you have any questions, ques-tions, call Eric at 489-1348. 489-1348. He says, "Thank you" for supporting his Eagle project. - Watch for your monthly month-ly financial statements and bills. If you don't get them when expected, contact the sender. - Don't carry your social security card with you. Never use your social security secu-rity card for identification. - On the Internet, it's impossible im-possible to tell what's real and what's not. Delete any e-mail that asks for personal per-sonal information. Beware of "phishing" scams - fake Web sites that pose as real Web sites for banks and other financial institutions. institu-tions. These sites may be sent to you in an e-mail or pop up on your computer screen when you are attempting at-tempting to reach the real site. The site directs you to enter your personal information infor-mation including account numbers. The information is then sent to an identity thief who uses the information informa-tion to access your account before you know it. - If you are in doubt about the authenticity of an e-mail request or the legitimacy of a telephone request, call the bank or financial institution at the number listed in the phone book. For additional resources, or if you are a victim of identity theft, visit www. idtheft.utah.gov. the school their own pumpkin to Halloween day! you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that. E.B White Robert E. Strange has successfully completed a World Wide Support Mission Mis-sion for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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Eight computers are always loaded with extraction ex-traction projects and the center is open 60 hours a week, including Sundays in order to allow workers and family history patrons to do their work. There is a lot of work to be done in order to process the re-paging re-paging batches and so the stake Extraction Director has six assistant directors to help. These leaders put in an average of 25 hours per week. ST Jts all paid for. (Call ov- wHe to us today to Jhz. EltaOMESTEADERS tIFt COMPANY Wheeler Mortuary 489-6021 X : - I J . $250,000, . J . . " ' " , I : '.,', v .t , : 'v i i ry 1 v ' ' . ' ' 1. ' , Strange will continue to serve as an Assistant Extraction Ex-traction Director and as the Family History Center Cen-ter Director. Anyone desiring de-siring to contact Robert may email him at HYPERLINK HYPER-LINK "mailto:k7resjuno. com"k7resjuno.com or phone 208458-0130. Do not depend on the hope of results. 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