St Marys Hospital

desertrat

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Mousebaby said:
It's not a scam, I called them yesterday and they verified the letter. I called the paralegal and she just asked me for names and addresses. She did not ask for SS#'s. I also warned my family about this as they hadn't gotten a letter about it, but I knew they had been to the hospital in the past. :howdy:
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Either that or you are in on it.








Just kidding.
 
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ceejaz99

bitterlady
hey we got one 2 it was for my son he is 7 i think im going 2 call that number i dont want any of his info out there it is scary i hate all this id theft stuff cuz u never know ill keep an eye out for things if anyone hears anymore let us know
 
desertrat

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ceejaz99 said:
hey we got one 2 it was for my son he is 7 i think im going 2 call that number i dont want any of his info out there it is scary i hate all this id theft stuff cuz u never know ill keep an eye out for things if anyone hears anymore let us know
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Still waiting for a call back from the PR lady at the hospital. :tap:
 
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chess

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desertrat said:
Got a letter from the hospital yesterday that read, in short, someone stole a lap top from the hospital with patients SSNs etc, on it. We are taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Why could they not have foreseen that it's not a good idea to put that kind of info on a laptop?
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I got the same thing desert......It makes NO SENSE at all that they would keep this info on a laptop... They should have an embedded server with this... buncha retards....
 
jazz lady

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From talking with some folks at work who have received the letter, if you have EVER gone to SMH, your name and personal information are in their database and potentially has been compromised. I was there once after an auto accident about 15 years ago, so even I could have my private information out there. :banghead:

They are supposedly making changes to ensure it never happens again, but it's a little late to close the barn door when all the animals have escaped. :ohwell:
 
Nupe2

Nupe2

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Mousebaby said:
It's not a scam, I called them yesterday and they verified the letter. I called the paralegal and she just asked me for names and addresses. She did not ask for SS#'s. I also warned my family about this as they hadn't gotten a letter about it, but I knew they had been to the hospital in the past. :howdy:
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Thanks for the information. I got the letter yesterday too. Just curious, did the paralegal explain why she needed names and addresses?
 
virgovictoria

virgovictoria

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jazz lady said:
From talking with some folks at work who have received the letter, if you have EVER gone to SMH, your name and personal information are in their database and potentially has been compromised. I was there once after an auto accident about 15 years ago, so even I could have my private information out there. :banghead:

They are supposedly making changes to ensure it never happens again, but it's a little late to close the barn door when all the animals have escaped. :ohwell:
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Jazz - and it looks like you have excellent credit..... :whistle:

:roflmao: bcp - ya' ain't got nothing to worry about! :lmao:

now, Kwillia, yours could be used to do some interesting stuff.... :evil:


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I just received a letter in the mail about my Visa check cashing card being compromised and was sent a new one. They (local branch) weren't even in on the loop as to what was going down....


I started laughing at the thought of someone stealing my identity! :killingme I felt like saying "I triple dog dare you" ..... "but you gotta deal with the WHOLE IDENTITY not just the crappy credit! :lmao:
 
desertrat

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chess said:
I got the same thing desert......It makes NO SENSE at all that they would keep this info on a laptop... They should have an embedded server with this... buncha retards....
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I know, it makes me feel like saying ," Oh, you need my SSN?, sure you show me yours and I'll show you mine. If mine gets compromised yours goes on Myspace."
 
Dupontster

Dupontster

Would THIS face lie?
I'm not too up to date on this kind of stuff and I am not a scammer but how do people use your SS# to scam you....I know...Stupid question...
 
desertrat

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Dupontster said:
I'm not too up to date on this kind of stuff and I am not a scammer but how do people use your SS# to scam you....I know...Stupid question...
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They use your SSN, name, address and birthday the same way you would. To open accounts.
 
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gangbang_bomb

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Ok so if something comes of this and someone gets scammed, is St.Mary's Hospital going to be responsible for this? I think they should be, why was all of our info. put on a damn laptop that could obviously get stolen and personal infomation sought out. Makes no sense.
 
jazz lady

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virgovictoria said:
Jazz - and it looks like you have excellent credit..... :whistle:
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Actually, I do. :yay:

I just received a letter in the mail about my Visa check cashing card being compromised and was sent a new one. They (local branch) weren't even in on the loop as to what was going down....

I started laughing at the thought of someone stealing my identity! :killingme I felt like saying "I triple dog dare you" ..... "but you gotta deal with the WHOLE IDENTITY not just the crappy credit! :lmao:
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I've had it happen to me twice. Once my credit card was compromised and the other my Visa check cashing card was. I found out about the credit card by checking my monthly statement and finding a charge on there I hadn't made. The other was via a letter from the bank saying a bunch of account holders had had their cards compromised and a new card was on its way shortly.

It is very, very important to check your bank and credit card statements every month and your credit report every six months. It can and WILL happen to you.
 
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gardengirl

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I was told that they have contracted with a legit company to help anyone who is concerned about their info being taken. I called earlier...they place a fraud alert on your credit report and monitor your credit for a year. It's free cuz St. Marys paid a lot of $$$ for it. Guess it's the one good thing that comes out of this.
 
desertrat

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gardengirl said:
I was told that they have contracted with a legit company to help anyone who is concerned about their info being taken. I called earlier...they place a fraud alert on your credit report and monitor your credit for a year. It's free cuz St. Marys paid a lot of $$$ for it. Guess it's the one good thing that comes out of this.
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Yeah, I think I'll do that. Can't hurt.
 
jazz lady

jazz lady

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gardengirl said:
I was told that they have contracted with a legit company to help anyone who is concerned about their info being taken. I called earlier...they place a fraud alert on your credit report and monitor your credit for a year. It's free cuz St. Marys paid a lot of $$$ for it. Guess it's the one good thing that comes out of this.
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It's also a pain in the butt. Everyone who has one of these flags is going to have to doubly verify their identity each and every time they use any of their cards as my friends and coworkers have already found out.

Also, you can't just change your social security number. Once it's out there, it's out there and a year could easily go by before the scammers try to use it again.
 
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