NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS Police from the Surry Hills Local Area Command have issued a warning to local residents following a recent spate of thefts from letter boxes (or amid increased activity by identity thieves). As officers step up efforts to catch those responsible, locals are urged to make their letter boxes more secure and properly dispose of any financial information. Identity thieves are opportunistic criminals. If you throw details of your identity in the bin, you could be ‘recycled,’ meaning, someone can turn those details from rubbish to valuable information to create accounts or loan applications in your name. Don’t throw anything away that can be used by criminals – rates notices, bills, letters, credit card statements can all be used to create a fake identity. Local Police suggest that to take the following precautions to reduce opportunities for thieves to steal your identity. 1. Shred – all unneeded documents, don’t just throw them away. 2. Search – your car and remove any personal documents. 3. Secure – your mail in a lockable mailbox. 4. Separate – unnecessary cards and identification from your wallet. 5. Speak – to someone if you suspect any identity theft. In addition, we ask you to immediately report identity theft or misuse to Police on 131 444 and report lost or stolen documents to the organisations that issued them. Anyone with information about identity theft is also urged to contact Surry Hills Police on 9265 4144 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:27:39 +0000
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