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By Susan Merivirta, Chief Financial OfficerCorporate News

You go out of your way to safeguard your home, your business, even your car stereo. However, what if it’s your identity that thieves are really after? In this increasingly digitized world – where personal information is just the click of a mouse away – identity theft is becoming more common, and more expensive. ID theft has impacted one out of six adult Canadians, more than 4.2 million people, either directly or within their immediate households. The poll, conducted in 2006 by the Strategic Counsel for the Competition Bureau of Canada, suggests that 17% of people 18 or older have been victimized. The problem is real and is not going away anytime soon.

BE SMART.

Ron Sorensen starts the process up to 5 years before logging by describing, in our forest stewardship plans, the sites we will log and the tree species and density we will re-establish, and the seed sources we have or will obtain for our seedlings. This becomes the legal benchmark we are audited against by government. Ron then works with the engineers and logging managers to look at specific areas and timing of logging so that he can arrange with nurseries to plant the seedlings up to 2 years ahead of when they are needed.

CHECK AND DOUBLE-CHECK.

Credit card fraud is the most common type of identity theft, making it especially important to review your statements each month and look for any unauthorized changes. If an identity thief has your account information, he or she can call the company and have them redirect the bill to a different address, so if your statement is late or never arrives, call the company.

PROTECT YOUR PASSWORDS.

Use a combination of numbers, capital and lower-case letters when creating the passwords for computer, e-mail and Internet accounts. Never use an obvious password, like your maiden name or birth date.

DESTROY THE EVIDENCE.

Before you dispose of sensitive documents including bills, credit card receipts, pre-approved credit cards give them a good shredding. Pulling these sensitive materials out of the trash is a favourite ploy of identity thieves.

PURGE YOUR WALLET.

Never carry your SIN card in your wallet – store it in a safe location instead. Also eliminate any unnecessary credit cards or ID cards.

SAFEGUARD YOUR MAIL.

Don’t leave outgoing mail in your mailbox – it’s easy for thieves to swipe it and pull bank numbers from cheques or personal information from bills. Use post office drop boxes instead.

For more information, utilize this resource – www.safecanada.ca/identitytheft_e.asp.