News: Shredded Checks Used for Packing Material
Submitted by oversee on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 17:45
It was recently discovered that a Texas based company was using the local bank's shredded checks as packing material to pad shipments they were sending to customers. But what may have seemed cost effective at the time could have easily become a hot bed for identity thieves. Watch the story for yourself here.
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