HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -
Bancorp South hosted a Community Shred Day on Saturday.
Thanks to the
bank along with ShredIt, the Secretary of State's Office, and the Better
Business Bureau, dozens of residents were able to dispose of their personal and
private unwanted documents.
Bags and boxes
full of important information were shredded in no time, and while the bank on
Hardy St. is closed on Saturdays, they decided to host the event not only to
help residents finally get rid of those old bills and documents, but also to
avoid identity theft.
"The best thing that we can suggest to get rid of those documents
is to make sure that they are shredding the documents, said Bancorp South Vice
President, Pam Peterman. "Telephone bills, credit card bills have numbers on
them, bank statements have account numbers on them, and if those documents are
just dumped in the trash then people can get a hold of those numbers, and you
know, steal their identity."
The free Community Shred Day was also held in D'Iberville,
Meridian, Jackson, Tupelo, and Vicksburg.
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