If you receive Adult Day Health Care services you should be aware of a privacy breach
The Department of Health Care Services may have printed your Social Security number on the envelope of a letter dated February 1, 2010.
If you received that letter, you should take steps to protect your credit.
You need to place a Fraud Alert on your credit report:
Fraud Alert helps protect you against the possibility of an identity thief opening new credit accounts in your name. A Fraud Alert lasts for 90 days and can be renewed. The easiest way to place a Fraud Alert on your credit report is to call one of the three credit bureaus listed below:
- Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
- Experian 1-888-397-3742
- Equifax 1-800-525-6285
The call and the Fraud Alert are free. Each toll-free number will connect you with an automated telephone system that allows you to flag your credit file with all three bureaus. The credit bureau will ask for your social security number and other information.
If you prefer to send a request for a Fraud Alert in writing, a sample letter is available for you.
You will also be sent instructions on how to get a free copy of your credit report from each of the credit bureaus. Once you’ve received your credit reports, look through each one carefully for accounts you don’t recognize, especially those that have been opened recently. If you find items that you don’t understand or recognize on the report, call the credit bureau number located on the report and bureau staff will review the report with you.
