Most of us are now aware of the importance of protecting our confidential documents. Things like bank statements and utility bills are things that we commonly destroy, by going to somewhere like this confidential shredding Bristol based company, but there are a number of things that we need to destroy that many of us do not think about.

Here are a few of the things that you should treat as carefully as you do the bank statements and bills…

Medicine Information – If you have medicines or prescriptions, the labels will contain a lot of personal information which criminals can use to commit data fraud. Some prescription drugs can also be sold illegally, so people might be able to use your identity to get their hands on drugs that they are not prescribed.

Pet Details – Details regarding your pet such as microchip details or insurance can also lead to both fraud and potentially theft of your pet. Over the course of the pandemic, pet theft boomed as people tried to make money from breeding or selling on animals. Destroying this information safely reduces the risk of it and your pet falling into the wrong hands.

Receipts – Some receipts can show parts of your card details on them, as well as other information like your signature, if you have signed for a service of some sort. Keeping receipts is something that we all do in case we have a problem, but when they are no longer needed, make sure that you have them shredded properly.