![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fraudsters are taking advantage of the rapid influx of extra cash into the unemployment system as well as new stresses on the systems due to historically high numbers of applicants to slip through the cracks. However, those protections worked at normal applicant volumes.ĭue to the rapid onset of the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis and the expanded unemployment benefits under the US CARES Act, states’ systems are delivering expanded unemployment benefits to tens of millions of people who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19. To address fraud, states already had safeguards in place to protect unemployment systems against fraud. Unemployment benefits fraud and identity theft were already common crimes in the United States before COVID-19 struck. One of the primary ways people may discover they have become a victim of this crime is when they file an application for unemployment benefits and discover that a claim has already been submitted in their name. ![]() When the crime is successful, funds that would have gone to unemployed people are drained by fraudsters and criminals. The fraudster takes steps to divert the unemployment benefits to themselves or to a crime ring so that when the claims are paid out, the money goes to the fraudster. To get victims’ benefits, fraudsters typically set up an unemployment account in another person’s name online and then file unemployment claims. Unemployment benefits fraud is when someone uses your name, Social Security Number, and other personal information to attempt to collect unemployment benefits fraudulently. ![]()
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