Chuck Mata was dropping off his recycling when he made a shocking discovery. The mortgage files for home owners in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. As you can imagine the files contained everything an identity thief needs all in one folder. Mr Mata notified the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office who came and bagged up the files. The files belonged to Metropolitan Mortgage and Empire Equity of North Carolina. [full article]

Beware of any company that doesn't have a shredding bin. You never know where your personal information is going to end up.