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ho would have thought my parents would become the victims of identity theft?
Not long ago, my parents received a letter from the FBI informing them their Medicare Advantage Plan insurance company had been hacked, and names, Social Security numbers and other personal information had been compromised.
I was so skeptical of this letter that I asked Judy Christman Yates, criminologist and coordinator of the Ventura County Financial Abuse Specialist Team, to see if it was authentic.
She said it appeared to be.
According to the letter, while the FBI did not know which members’ information had been affected, they suggested everyone who received the letter perform a credit check.
My parents sailed along for a few months with no issues. Their credit report looked normal.
Then one day last week my mother received a call from Schwab