ABOUT FELLOWES

Fellowes ®, is dedicated to providing consumers with workspace products and solutions that enhance the creation, management, storage and protection of important information. From paper shredders and records storage to technology accessories and presentation products, Fellowes products help people to organise, store, preserve, protect and ultimately destroy information at home and in the office, making life easier, simpler and more efficient.

Powerful Protection against Identity Fraud

All Fellowes shredders offer powerful protection against identity fraud for your home and your business. As the global leader in paper shredder design and engineering, you can be confident that our machines offer you the highest quality shredders on the market. Which is why they are known as the "World's Toughest Shredders."™

Why Shred?

"Bin raiders" are taking advantage of our carelessness, lax security and "it won't happen to me" attitudes. Today, Australian households and businesses are making it too easy for criminals to obtain information from both companies and individuals by simply searching business and household waste.

By investing in a shredder for your home or your office, you can help to protect your identity. Use a confetti cut shredder and always shred anything containing personal or confidential information before you throw it away. Want to know more? Click here to find the right shredder for your needs and help stop identity fraud.

What to Shred?

Anything containing personal data provides information about you that bin raiders can use to steal your identity. Be Safe; Shred It.

• Bank statements
• Credit card slips
• Utility bills
• Mobile phone bills
• Purchase receipts
• Cash point receipts
• Credit cards
• CDs and DVDs with personal or sensitive data
• Even junk mail - anything that contains your name and address

For more information on what you should shred at home and at work to protect your identity, visit www.fellowes.com.au

The Fellowes® Advantage

More homes and businesses trust Fellowes shredders to protect themselves from identity fraud than any other shredder brand in Australia – because we have developed new cutting-edge features to ensure all of our shredders are easy to use, delivering enhanced performance, reliability and performance.

Safe Sense™ – because identities aren't the only things we want to protect

All of our shredders meet the world's highest safety standards and include safety lock devices for additional security, for the home and the office. In 2005 Fellowes introduced revolutionary Safe Sense™ technology to offer you the ultimate peace of mind and protection.

Founded in Chicago, USA in 1917, the company has expanded over the years into the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Russia and Spain. Today, Fellowes is a global operation that employs more than 1700 people and its products are sold in over 100 countries across the world.

 

ABOUT CRIME STOPPERS IN AUSTRALIA

Crime Stoppers has been operating its 1800 333 000 freecall number in Australia since 1987. People can call in anonymously with information about criminals or crimes that have been committed. This information is then captured by police and passed onto detectives.

Operating throughout Australia, Crime Stoppers has become an integral part of policing with the information gathered and supplied by the community essential to crime fighting. Crime Stoppers also plays a key role in crime prevention, for example supporting Fellowes in the campaign empowering people to protect themselves from becoming a victim of Identity Fraud.

Callers to Crime Stoppers are never asked for their details, their calls are never recorded or traced and no record is kept of the caller's gender or ethnicity. This makes Crime Stoppers unique and allows people an invaluable opportunity to play a proactive role in making their communities safer.

More than 1 million people have called Crime Stoppers in Australia.

Anyone may have information that is relevant to Crime Stoppers. Callers can be casual passers-by who may have observed a crime or criminal activity in the street or workplace but very often they are those living in close proximity. These people are often much too afraid to go to the police, fearing for their own safety and that of their families. They know that if it were to come out that they had given information, there could be serious repercussions for them. Crime Stoppers solves this problem and allows them to take direct action without fear of reprisals.

Crime Stoppers works in partnership with the community, local business, the media and the police to get criminals off the streets and make our community safer.

Crime Stoppers has proven to be extraordinarily effective. Total results gathered from 1987 –2006 include:

• Calls Answered 1076756
• Total Charges 125054
• Total Arrests 45506
• Total Crimes Value $900,859,852

You can call Crime Stoppers to report crime anonymously with no questions asked. Similarly, sharing a crime online with Crime Stoppers is also secure. At no time do Crimes Stoppers or the Police have access to your email address; the details of the computer you are using; your whereabouts; your name; your address; or any other details about you unless you choose to provide them.

If you would like to report an identity theft or identity related crime you can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.

 

ABOUT SYMANTEC

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organisations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.au.

Best practices to avoid online problems

Protecting identities today requires that PC users make smart choices and safeguard their personal information.

• Use good security software before going online... make sure it protects threats from the browser
• Never click links in Instant Messages, YouTube comments, emails, etc. Type the address in yourself
• Set up your home network and wireless networks to be secure and private
• Logout when finished with a web account
• Never share a password with anyone
• Shop at reputable websites with brick and mortar presence and/or good returns and other Customer Service policies
• Look for web security (https or "lock icon") on web pages

 

ABOUT VEDA ADVANTAGE

Veda Advantage has been at the forefront of the information business for many decades. Issues such as privacy, data security, fraud and business intelligence are part of our commercial landscape.

Veda Advantage is the largest custodian of credit related information in Australia and New Zealand. We provide insights into more than 16.5 million credit-active individuals and 4.4 million companies and businesses throughout New Zealand and Australia. The vast majority of applications for credit in Australia are checked against the files held by Veda Advantage - providing businesses with the information and knowledge to assist them in making informed decision in customer acquisition and credit risk management.

Veda Advantage recently acquired personal security specialists Secure Sentinel. Veda Advantage will now offer cost-effective and comprehensive identity protection services to help Australians adopt a proactive stance against identity crime.

SecureIdentity

4.4 million Australians have been impacted by identity theft*. To help Australians combat this alarming issue of identity theft, we can now offer you a service called SecureIdentity. A SecureIdentity membership will provide you with:

• A copy of your credit file to assist you in managing your credit history information
• An alert system on your credit file, so that you're notified when a credit provider accesses your credit file. You will receive an electronic alert letting you know who has viewed your credit report, any changes to address information, or if new credit applications have been made under your name. This service helps you take action to prevent financial loss from someone else taking out a loan or credit card in your name.
• In addition, one call to Secure Sentinel, 24hrs/7days and we’ll immediately arrange to cancel and assist with the reissue of your lost or stolen credit, debit, fuel, ATM and charge cards. You are also covered against the fraudulent use of your registered cards from the time you register your loss with us, to the time we notify the relevant financial institutions.

For more information on how you can protect yourself against identity theft, visit www.secureidentity.com.au or call 1800 022 043.

After all, your identity is your most important asset.

*Veda Advantage Galaxy Survey (April 09)

SecureIdentity offers the only service in Australia that provides identity fraud detection and, loss assistance and retrieval services all in one. SecureIdentity provides a range of services that can assist in minimising further fraudulent use of lost or stolen goods and assist with their retrieval and replacement. SecureIdentity protection even extends to the monitoring of unauthorised access to you credit history, a crucial step in maintaining vigilance over your identity. For more information: www.secureidentity.com.au

Tips

Veda Advantage suggests the following 10 step plan on how to prevent ID fraud

1. Shred any paperwork such as bank and credit card statements, phone bills and gas/electricity bills that contain your personal details or account details before throwing away.
2. Don’t display your complete birth date, phone number, email or home address in open online environments such as social networking sites, and change passwords regularly. Keep all personal ID items, such as student cards, passport and driver’s licence in a secure place.
3. Elect the “private” option on social networking sites. Most social networking websites allow you to hide certain pieces of information to limit what others can see online – or to only make information available to close friends or family. Remember, once you put your personal details online it can be hard to remove that information, so make sure you hide what you do not want the world to see.
4. Use secure transactions when banking online, and don’t open any attachments in emails that imply they are sending you to a bank’s site – type the bank’s URL directly into the computer to help ensure safe transactions.
5. Practice caution when using a public computer, especially in an internet café, make sure you are using a secure server when making financial transactions, do not save your email address, and remember to log out and close all windows when leaving.
6. Cut old cards across the signature and magnetic strip, and sign new cards as soon as they are received.
7. Notify people when you move house make sure you update your address details with all companies that may send you mail, from banks to health insurance and phone companies.
8. Check your credit file regularly if you are over the age of 16 and credit-active to make sure all information is true and correct. If something is inaccurate, someone at Veda Advantage can help. You can apply for a copy of your credit file at www.mycreditfile.com.au or by calling 1300 762 207.
9. Set up an alert service such as My Veda Alert that can notify you whenever someone applies for credit in your name where the credit provider obtains a copy of your credit file, this way you can keep on top of any changes to your credit file identity.
10. Contact your financial institution immediately if you find that there are transactions or suspicious activity on your credit statements. If your wallet is stolen remember to cancel club membership cards, your drivers’ and other licenses, as well as your bank and credit cards. File a police report straight away.

 

ABOUT AUSTRALIA POST - POST OFFICE BOXES

With 1.7 million post office boxes installed in over 3,500 outlets across the country, Australia Post has the largest post office box network in Australia. A post office box address provides:

• Security – with a post office box your mail is kept safe under lock and key until you’re ready to collect it. Protected from the weather and unwanted attention, a post office box is the key to complete confidentiality.
• Privacy – a post office box means your physical street address remains private, so it provides a level of protection against unwanted callers.
• Consistency – if you decide to move home or business, your post office box doesn’t need to change. You’ll never have to worry about forgetting to tell your friends and contacts about your change of address again.
• Convenience – Mail is delivered to your post office box as soon as it is sorted. And with 24 hour access to your mail at most post offices, you can collect your mail whenever you want.

Post office boxes can be leased at Australia Post outlets in city, metropolitan, rural and remote areas and are available in a range of sizes to suit private and business customers.

To find out more about post office boxes call in to any Australia Post outlet, visit www.auspost.com.au/postofficeboxes or call 13 13 18.