Tag: medical records

Medical records are one-stop shopping for identity thieves. There is no need to slowly gather bits and pieces of someone’s personal information—it’s all packaged together: Social Security number, name, address, phone number, even payment accounts.

Crooks have received everything from medication to a liver transplant using a stolen identity. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg! More than just medical treatment is at stake. Once a thief’s medical information is entered into your records, it’s extremely difficult to get rid of that information.