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          <title>Data Destruction Day A Hit with Consumers</title>
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WSAV&#8217;s Data Destruction Day is another success story. Thousands of pounds of paper have been shredded and people have safely disposed of personal documents to help them avoid identity theft.&nbsp; Goodwill Industries also collected many computers and safely erased the hard drives to destroy information contained on them.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:02:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>WSAV Data Destruction Day Draws a Crowd</title>
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A steady stream of people made their way into the WSAV parking lot today to get rid of their personal papers&#8212;like old bills, tax returns, and plastic credit cards.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:38:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Identity thief opens 13 credit cards in the name of a local businessman</title>
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A Savannah businessman says an identity theft opened 13 credit cards in his name.&nbsp; He still doesn&#8217;t know how someone obtained his personal information.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:36:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Savannah man says he was scammed trying to get a loan, warns others</title>
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A local man contacts News 3 saying he was scammed after answering an ad that promised a personal loan, but for a price.&nbsp; He says he&#8217;s out money he sent via Western Union, but never got the loan.&nbsp; Now he wants to warn others.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Prisoner And 3 Others Indicated in Tax Fraud Scheme</title>
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Federal Inmate Indicated.&nbsp; False Tax Returns at the Heart of the Scheme.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:23:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Identity Theft Up, But Costs Fall Sharply</title>
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The number of Americans victimized by identity theft is on the rise.
But at the same time, victims are striking back quicker and limiting how much is stolen.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:42:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Online Job Theft</title>
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It&#8217;s hard to look for a job these days and not turn to the Internet.&nbsp; You can post your resume online and make it available to thousands of possible employers.&nbsp; But other people could also be looking at your resume and these people aren&#8217;t offering a paycheck.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:15:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Warning Against Text Message Scam</title>
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The following was released from the Beaufort County Sheriff&#8217;s Office: 
The Beaufort County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is warning all citizens to be aware of a potential scam that could be used to steal important financial information.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:20:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Phone Scam Alert</title>
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The Beaufort County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is warning all citizens to be aware of a potential scam that could be used to steal important financial information.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:18:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>2nd Arrest Made in Elder Abuse/Identity Theft Case</title>
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A second arrest has been made in Thunderbolt&#8217;s case of elderly abuse and identity theft that affected at least 43 victims.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:04:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>60,000 Pounds of Paper Shredded at Semi&#45;Annual Shred&#45;a&#45;thon</title>
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News 3 on Your Side put out the call to guard against identity theft by shredding personal papers - and you answered it.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:10:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SC Officials to Help Seniors Protect Themselves from Identity Theft</title>
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Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer says Senior Shield will provide elderly neighbors and their families with a list of businesses that have agreed to a code of ethics and gone through a background check at the businesses&#39; own expense.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:16:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Data Destruction Day Saturday: 9 am &#45; 12pm Offering Paper Shredding, No Computers</title>
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NEWS 3 On Your Side is helping you protect your identity Saturday morning with free paper shredding, 9 am - 12 pm. Sorry, we cannot accept computers or erase hard drives at this event.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:37:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Additional Data Destruction Day Scheduled After Huge Success on Saturday</title>
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WSAV is On Your Side, helping to protect you from your identity being stolen.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:59:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Many turn out to guard against identity theft</title>
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Folks around here definitely have a lot of paper to get rid of.&nbsp; Many lined up at WSAV Saturday morning as we held our 9th Data Destruction Day. Getting information from personal papers is one of the prime ways your identity can be compromised and more people want to make sure their papers are destroyed properly.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:40:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>November Data Destruction Day a Success</title>
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When we say people lined up for this, we&#8217;re not exaggerating.&nbsp; We had so much paper that two big trucks were filled by one o&#8217;clock and we had to shut down four hours early.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:19:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Identity thieves using the economy to prey on victims</title>
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Identity theft remains a growing crime problem in the U.S. &#8220;Recent surveys have shown 8 million incidents of identity theft every year,&#8220; says Ellen S. Ginsberg from the Federal Trade Commission in Washington.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:39:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Help Against Fraud, ID Theft for Lowcountry Seniors</title>
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South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer was in the Lowcountry today- talking to seniors about identity theft and fraud. Many of them brought with them their own experiences&#8230;calling on Bauer for help.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:07:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Phishing, Vishing and Smishing &#45; what you need to know</title>
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Identity thieves are attacking on more fronts these days.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:20:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Georgians Can Now Freeze Credit, Protect Identity</title>
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A new law that allows Georgians to thwart identity thieves by freezing their credit reports takes effect Friday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:09:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Georgia law may help you avoid identity theft</title>
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If you worry about identity theft, the state of Georgia wants to help you have peace of mind. A new law will allow you to freeze your credit before something bad actually happens to you.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:44:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Data Destruction Day Tomorrow</title>
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Bring your important documents to shred and your computer hard drives to wipe clean&#8212;Saturday, May 3, 2008, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. right outside of the WSAV studio.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 14:55:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Identity theft still a growing crime</title>
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Identity theft remains a growing crime in this country with millions losing their good names and their good credit every year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:57:09 EST</pubDate>
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