WHAT:

As part of Chicago's third-annual "Money Smart Week", Harris Bank and SBC Communications will present a free consumer education workshop on ID theft, "Don't Lose Sight of Who You Are; Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft." Experts will share their expertise in financial and technology-based ID theft to educate consumers about the risks and defenses for ID theft.

PANEL:

Moderator Bill Moller, CLTV-TV "Smart Money" Host Senator Ira Silverstein, 8th District of Illinois
Robert Kowalski, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Mary Biron, Corporate Investigations, Harris Bank
Eric Lockett, ID Theft Consultant, SBC Communications Inc.
Robert Ryan, Senior Director, TransUnion

WHEN:

May 10, 2004
Noon (free and open to the public)

WHERE:

Harris Bank, 111 W. Monroe
8th floor auditorium

BACKGROUND:

May 10 -15, Chicago celebrates 2004 Money Smart Week, a program created by the Federal Reserve Bank and its Money Smart Advisory Council. During the week, a variety of free educational activities will be held throughout Chicagoland to inform consumers about managing their personal finances.

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