COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) wants to help residents protect themselves from identity theft, scams and more with a series of free webinars and document shredding events throughout the month of March.
Gather up sensitive documents that need to be destroyed and take up to three boxes (copy paper box size or smaller) or three bags (kitchen trash bag size or smaller) per vehicle to one of the six free shred events listed below. There is no need to remove binder clips, paper clips, staples, rubber bands, or CDs or DVDs before shredding by Shred360.
- Thursday, March 3 – First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert M Grissom Pkwy, Myrtle Beach
- Friday, March 4 – Shandon Baptist Church, 5250 Forest Dr., Columbia
- Tuesday, March 8 – North Charleston Coliseum, Parking Lot A, 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston
- Tuesday, March 15 – University of South Carolina - Beaufort, 1 Sand Shark Drive, Hilton Head Island
- Monday, March 21 – First Baptist Church, 250 E Main St, Spartanburg
- Friday, March 25 – Lions Memorial Field, 619 W. Buena Vista, North Augusta
Learn how to protect your identity while on your computer or other electronic device, and learn about your rights as a consumer during the free webinars listed below. To register for a specific webinar, click on the title link.
- Monday, March 7 at 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Free ID Theft Protection Tools
- Wednesday, March 9 at 10:30-11 a.m. – Robocalls and Your Privacy
- Thursday, March 10 at 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Credit Reports and Scores Demystified
- Friday, March 11 at 10:30-11:30 a.m. – HOAs and the Law
- Wednesday, March 16 at 10:30-11 a.m. – ID Theft and Scams Basics
- Wednesday, March 23 at 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Cyber Security Basics
- Thursday, March 24 at 2-3 p.m. – Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Act for Business
- Wednesday, March 30 at 10:30-11 a.m. – The State of Credit Report
National Consumer Protection Week is March 6-12, 2022.
