Police in Delaware have issued a warning to citizens to be careful about what they throw away after leaving the pharmacy, reports the Delaware News-Journal. They describe an organized effort to comb the trash for information that may help theives target patients receiving prescriptions for Oxycontin and Vicodin. The thieves collect discarded pill bottles or paperwork and use the information to fraudulently obtain refills under the victim's insurance. Agent Bruce DiVincenzo said the thieves come from within Delaware as well as from neighboring Pennsylvania and Maryland. "They're making their own scripts by ordering paper from the Internet," he said. "It's the patient's name that they want, because that person is actively listed as a customer of the pharmacy and will not raise suspicion."
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