*** BEWARE *** IDENTITY THEFT. **PAYDAY LOAN AND ANOTHER ACCOUNT OPENED**
Received a free hearing test 8/11/12. I thought it was weird why they needed me to fill out form with my social security number, birth date, and copied my health insurance card. Asked why. Her response was in case I needed hearing aids. On 8/12/26 I received call and alert from Lifelock and alerts from credit bureaus stating someone had ran my credit. That morning I also received a call from COMENITYCB/HEALTHIPLAN. I spoke to manager at this location next day, 8/13 and he apologized for credit pull and said it would be removed. I told him I NEVER GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO CHECK MY CREDIT. 8/14, I spoke to health plan company above and they said indeed, an account had been opened in my name, but that there was a zero balance. That is IDENTITY THEFT. It was immediately closed, stating identity theft. I also gave them name of company I just went to and they might not want to do business with them any longer. In addition, today I also found out someone tried to open a payday loan in my name....hmmm wonder who that was. It was blocked. I have had theft protection for a long time and I have never had to use it. This was on the very next day of me visiting Miracle Ear, and manager even said he would call credit bureau to get it removed, so they indeed did start an account under my name. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edited: I reached out and talked to someone and they actually laughed. Today is 9/20/26 and this is still on my credit, I just ran my credit, as not a soft inquiry but a hard inquiry. Whenever I spoke to the manager on 8/13 he said this would be REMOVED, that he would call.
As far as their comment below, I did call that number shortly after to their complaint dept and they didn't seem to care and laughed. I received no call, no message, from anyone and asked for a higher up to call. So still to this day, it is on my credit. Luckily, I caught the fraudulently opened account in time and they immediately closed it.