Express EMS Services Garbage Can Result in Identity Theft

In Houston, Texas, an EMS service had thrown away important paperwork with sensitive, personal information in a dumpster behind a dollar store. This information was discovered by a dumpster diver, and he notified the local news station regarding his find.

Included in this paperwork were medicare and social security numbers–information that can easily be utilized to commit identity theft.

The company, Express EMS Services, was an ambulance company that was in business until sometime in 2006. They are no longer at the listed location or any other contact addresses, and it’s phone has since been disconnected.

It is unknown how many are affected by this lack of security on the company’s behalf. It is advised, though, that if you had ever used the ambulance service in the past, that you sign up for credit monitoring and/or flag your accounts with fraud alerts, paying special attention to your credit reports for the next several months. Fraud Alerts can also be placed by companies like LifeLock, TrustedID and Debix who also have other services including insurance or a guarantee.