I.D.Thieft
 

I watched a program on BBC1 last night on ID Thieft and it has made me wonder if anyone on here have a shredder and use it on a regular basis.

We have 2 shredders one is a strip shredder the other is a crosscut but must admit we dont use them that much,
but after watching the program and just how easy it was to loose your ID i will be using it more in the future:eek:

Also what will they say when they try to empty the recycle paper and find it full of confetti:)

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I use mine regular, have done since I watched a similar program a couple of year ago

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We shred everything except newspapers, and put it out with newspapers on re-cycle day so far no one has bothered, cannot see it should matter paper is paper shredded or not.

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Use mine to shred everything other than newpapers, mags & flyers been doing it since i had a stark scare last year. Gawd after watching the real hustle it dont half make u paranoid but just how easily scheming crims are:rolleyes:

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I think I read somewhere you are not to put shredded paper in the white sack: I work from home and for years now have used a shredder: I use some of my paper for packaging when I sell stuff on ebay: and also for pet bedding:

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I have for nearly a year now & had no probs its still taken away, at the end of the day it is still paper & u would think it shredded that it would be easier for recycyling:rolleyes:

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I shred everything with personal details on but I've also heard that you're not supposed to put shredded paper out for re-cycling...:confused: I don't really see why not, except that it may be messy getting it into the wagon.

I watched the programme last night. It is scary how easy it is to steal someone's details...:eek: I couldn't believe that people were chucking out paper with their full bank or credit card details on.

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see if they gave us proper recycling bins: one for paper , one for tins, one for glass and one for general rubbish: four bins they could empty one a week and life would be so much easier: but no we have play at dolly's houses with a little box for this and sack for that:

the words Party and brewery come to mind with any mention of HBC :

oh and I am not sure if they took my christmas tree , but some one did: and I had made a bird feeder thing out of it , there it was in my front garden with a feast on for the birds:

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We have been shredding all our stuff since i watched the real hustle! i shred everything get really paranoid.

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been shredding about 4 years, though tend to let it build up a few months lol

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oh where we supposed to put it then let?:confused:

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I shred everything with my name address and/or personal details on but then i burn it down the allottment ..must say magpie using for packageing isnt a bad idea ..

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Good program that Real Hustle.

Makes you think.

The one where she get a lock smith to open somebody else door, becasuse she found ID in the bin.

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Yeh that was blumming scary!! Geez surprising what these people can do, i moved my keys from my hall cos of the tactics of geeting keys even from quite a distance:eek: