I got a letter marked personal and confidential in the mail today. Of course, I thought it was junk mail but opened it anyway.
Turns out that one of the health care service companies, that I have been to in the past, had a break in at their administration office. Seems the thieves stole a locked safe. Seems that inside that safe were computer backup tapes. Seems those tapes contained potentially sensitive information about past and current members. Seems that would be ME!
No big deal! That only means that some punk ass bitch has access to not only my medical records but my social security number, birth date, address . . . . Need I go on?
So I called the credit bureaus and had them put a "Fraud Alert" in my credit file. On Monday, I have to call the Social Security office and make them aware that my SS# may be in the hands of some undesirable with intent to wreak havoc with my identity.
But there is a bright side to this story! I get a free credit report out of the deal.
Woo Hoo! Life is good!
That is very scary. I shudder to think of anyone getting my SS number because I am so naive about what they would be able to do with it. I wouldn't know how to protect myself.