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The Wauwatosa Crime Stoppers along with Shred It are hosting a Shredding Day on Saturday September 13, 2008 at the Wauwatosa City Hall parking lot, 7725 W. North Ave, from 8:00am until 1:00pm. This event his being held in conjunction with MMSD's household hazardous waste disposal. Entry to the parking lot will be from North Ave and exit will to Wauwatosa Ave / 76th Street.

The purpose of this event is to help you protect yourself from identity theft by providing, free of charge, the opportunity to shred up to 3 boxes per household of papers that may contain any of your personal identification and account numbers. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States with 15 million reported victims a year, that means that every 2 seconds an identity is stolen!

Please take advantage of this shredding day to help protect your identity and your future.

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Recently the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) issued a scam alert relating to to stimulus and tax rebate checks. Please take the time to read the alert.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice are warning consumers about emails and phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The IRS does not gather information for rebates by telephone. Nor does it send unsolicited email to taxpayers about tax account matters. Filing a tax return is the only way to apply for a tax refund; there is no separate application form. Similarly, if you get an email out of the blue from someone claiming to be from the IRS that asks you to call a phone number or email back your personal information, don't click any links. Instead forward it to www.phishing@irs.gov and then delete it. Clicking on a link in an unsolicited email carries risks of spyware, pagejacking, and phisisng - threats that can lead to the theft of your identity. The only official IRS Web site is located at www.irs.gov. visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov/phishing for more information about phishing scams.