Kentucky Fights Identity Theft With "Shred Day"
Identity theft is one the fastest growing crimes in Kentucky, so Kentucky Trust Bank and WBKO television teamed up for “Shred Day.” Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, with nineteen people becoming a victim every minute. Nearly ten million people fall prey to identity theft each year, costing them over six-thousand dollars on average.
Shred day allowed people to bring their personal documents to be shredded. “Anything that contains drivers license numbers, social security numbers, any account numbers, anything like that really needs to be shredded to protect their identity”, says Kentucky Trust Bank worker Debbie Vance. Bowling Green resident Vicki Beckner said “The little shredders are time consuming so this is wonderful that they can bring their documents here and have them shredded.”