(WSPA) – We have reported on a lot of scams that can affect your wallet, but one alarming trend can impact both your money and your health: medical identity theft.
That private information has become very valuable to hackers who can sell it to people who actually use it to file insurance claims and that’s just the start.
Most people, like Stephanie Hazelhurst in Greenville, don’t know the dangers until they’re a part of a breach.
“I never even considered that they can get my health benefits and my insurance information and go run up charges that way,” Hazelhurst said.