NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK - SHRED SMART
U.S.
Postal Service Celebrates Consumer Protection Week
Arkansas
Post Offices Tells Consumers How to Avoid Scams and Fraud
Little Rock — The U.S. Postal Service and the
Postal Inspection Service join with government agencies, advocacy organizations
and private sector groups nationwide to celebrate National Consumer Protection
Week (NCPW), March 2-8, 2014. This coordinated, consumer-education campaign
encourages individuals across the country to take full advantage of their
consumer rights.
“The Little Rock and Conway Post Office is proud
to work with a broad coalition of groups to share tips and information to
protect consumers against fraud,” said Officer-In-Charge John Confer. “As one
of the most trusted companies and the most trusted government agency, consumers
have a high confidence in the mail and expect the Postal Service to protect the
privacy of their personal information.”
This year’s theme, In a Sweepstakes, If You Pay
to Play — You Lose, highlights the importance of using good consumer sense at
every stage of life — from grade school to retirement.
The Little Rock Post Office, Inspection Service and
Shred Smart are partnering to offer the public an opportunity to shred their
confidential documents at no charge.
Shred Smart will be on-site on the following
dates, all times are 11 am – 1pm:
Tuesday, March 4 -
Little Rock Main Office, 600 E Capitol, Little Rock AR
Wednesday, March 5 –
Conway Post Office, 1060 Hogan Ln, Conway AR
Friday, March 7 – Little
Rock Chenal Station, 815 Technology Dr., Little Rock AR
Document shredding is a key component in
avoiding identity theft. The Postal Inspection Service investigates scams that
take advantage of people by using personal information to obtain and abuse
credit cards. Shredding sensitive documents can keep that information from
accidently ending up in the wrong hands.
Established in 1998, National Consumer
Protection Week is a federal program, led by the Federal Trade Commission, to
draw attention to issues and ideas that help customers become smarter consumers
of products, materials and services, and improve their knowledge of how to
combat fraud. For more information about National Consumer Protection Week,
visit http://www.deliveringtrust.com/
and www.consumer.gov/ncpw.
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The
Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the
sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
