3. Birth and death announcements

Another bunch of documents you should shred are birth and death announcements. The exploitation of the identities of more than 2 million Americans who have passed away each year to file taxes, create credit card accounts, and apply for loans is on the rise, while child identity theft is also on the rise. Documents containing details regarding children or deceased individuals should be destroyed.

4. Unused resumes

From all the documents you should shred if you don’t use them anymore or they expired (your ID card, for example), a resume is something not many people think about. Well, surprisingly unused resumes can provide a lot of personal information about you—information that scammers can’t wait to put their hands on. All that employment history, addresses, and courses you’ve passed are more than enough to steal your identity or use your name for various credits you didn’t even think about! Be careful!