Identity theft and scams can cost you money and a lot of anxiety cleaning up your personal information.

Mid Oregon Credit Union is offering a free workshop in Prineville to help you identify and avoid scams - schemes and keep you personal information private.

"Yeah, the average victim spends about $1200 - $1300 and 49 hours on fraud and new account fraud, and $565 and 26 hours on existing account fraud."  Kyle Frick with Mid-Oregon Credit Union says holidays are a prime time for thieves- because people use their debit and credit cards a lot more. - and thieves a getting more sophisticated in getting your personal information.

The workshop will be Tuesday - November 27th - contact Mid-Oregon for a free reservation.  (541-382-1795)