A Nigerian fraud ring has allegedly stolen millions of U.S. unemployment benefits meant to help jobless Americans.
The complex scheme stole identities from citizens, including social security numbers, to file invalid claims on behalf of workers who may not even be unemployed, the New York Times reported.
Federal authorities believe that most of the false claims were filed in Washington state, though there is evidence that similar attacks took place in six states: North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Rhode Island, according to a Secret Service memo obtained by the Times.
The fraud ring could end up stealing “hundreds of millions of dollars” from individual state unemployment departments overwhelmed by Americans looking for a lifeline as economies ground to a halt.
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Is this country real that stupid?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid it is.
Every day I hear lifelock commercials on the radio,but if the US Gov can't stop computer theft how can a private company give you total protection?
ReplyDeleteHow can it be. Can’t the U.S. balance their check book like I do. Say it ain’t sooo.
ReplyDeleteSo wondering why we need to stop illegals..heres one example
ReplyDeletethey have agents already here, whys that. Are they huddled masses? No they are criminals!
Pelosi was the Ring Leader !!!
ReplyDeleteALL while Hogan and frosh monitor and threaten anyone who consumes a sandwich sold on a plate.
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