What is "dumpster diving"?

What is "dumpster diving"?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: What kinds of personal documents do identity thieves seek out? and more...

Dumpster diving is when identity thieves will literally go in your trash or the dumpster of any of the businesses that you do business with and they're looking for identifying information that was on paper that was thrown away rather than properly shredded. Very often to this very day, homeowners and businesses are throwing away, way too much information that compromises a consumer's identity. So it's important that you make sure that you are shredding everything, and make sure those who you do business with are also shredding and destroying any data they may be throwing in the trash.