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L.A. County Warns 94,000 Of Possible ID Theft

An AP/CBS News article, via CBS News, reports that:

County officials have sent 94,000 letters warning people of possible identity theft after documents containing their confidential information were publicly exposed in January.

The documents were left next to a recycling bin in a parking garage outside a Department of Public Social Services office in Exposition Park. The documents contained names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and medical information of people who received services from the office in the last two to three years, said department spokeswoman Shirley Christensen.

There have been no reports of identity theft from any of the 2.2 million people who use the department's service, Christensen said.

posted by Fergie @ 3/31/2006 08:44:00 AM