In Brief

Educational employees have until Oct. 31 to open a Level Pay Summer Savings Account. You’ll earn high dividends while you automatically set aside funds for next summer. Call for more details.

Depositing a check? Know your source. If someone sends you a check and wants you to send cash back, you can bet it's a scam. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. Current frauds and scams are detailed at www.sesloc.org/education; or use the search feature on our website and type
in "scams."

A paper shredder is a valuable security tool for a modest cost. Today's machines often take 10 to 20 stapled pages at a time, as well as computer CDs. Always shred personal documents, check copies and credit offers.

Have you received this email? It begins, "You've been invited to view our family tree online." When you log on, you're invited to help complete sections. Although these sites promise privacy, they are not secure from outside viewing. So before you provide your mother's maiden name online by completing your family tree, consider whether this could put your identity at risk.