Scam Email Going Around in Wake of Anthem Security Breach

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Scammers are now trying to take advantage of the data breach involving Anthem. They are sending out fake emails to try to get your personal information.
The email look real and includes logos for Anthem. It might also include a link to sign up for credit monitoring.
You'll remember that Anthem announced that hackers stole information for 80 million of its customers, including names and social security numbers.
A spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau says it's no surprise that scammers are following the news headlines.
"Scammers are watching the news constantly and as soon as there's something that will tug at someone's heart strings, they jump on that and use that to their advantage," said Crystal Johnston, the Director of Marketing for the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that Anthem will be contacting customers through the regular mail.
While customers wait to hear from the insurance company about whether or not they are impacted by the breach, the BBB also has some advice of what people should do in the meantime.
"They need to act now, contacting their credit monitoring agencies, contacting their banks, their credit cards, putting flags on their accounts stating that passwords need to be enacted and no one is allowed to touch the account except for this individual," said Johnston.
You might remember when we first learned about the breach, we reported that the City of Colorado Springs uses Anthem to access their list of doctors. A spokesperson for the city tells 11 News they have been in contact with Anthem on a daily basis since then, and right now there is no evidence that employee information was compromised.