unemployment fraud

Among the most urgent challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic are unemployment payments and the massive fraud perpetrated on the aging and fragile infrastructure of some state systems. Illinois’ is no exception. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker reports.

Among the most urgent challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic are unemployment payments and the massive fraud perpetrated on the aging and fragile infrastructure of some state systems. Illinois’ is no exception.

If you have not received an unexpected unemployment benefits debit card in the mail, there is a chance you know someone who has already received one. NBC 5 continues to hear from viewers who say their names are being used by strangers to file fraudulent unemployment claims with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. As of early November, the IDES…

Residents say their names are being used by strangers to file fraudulent unemployment claims with the Illinois Department of Employment Security and as of early November, the IDES said more than 212,000 fraudulent claims have been made since March. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Fraudulent unemployment claims have soared in Illinois with scammers directing jobless benefits to their own accounts even as record numbers of residents sought relief due to the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said.

Fraudulent unemployment claims filed in Illinois continue to clog the state’s system designed to provide financial assistance to people who recently lost their jobs. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Fraudulent unemployment claims filed in Illinois continue to clog the state’s system designed to provide financial assistance to people who recently lost their jobs.

Identity thieves are trying to capitalize on the pandemic’s impact by filing unemployment claims in peoples’ names, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said. But you don’t have to be unemployed to be a victim. Julie Yusim, who serves as the director of the Wilmette-Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce, said she received an official-looking letter that showed someone used her...

IN TODAY’S NBC5 RESPONDS:
A PUZZLING PATTERN OF UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD HITTING HOME IN ILLINOIS.

PEOPLE WHO DID NOT APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE RECEIVING THEM ANYWAY– IN THE FORM OF PRE-PAID DEBIT CARDS. THE COMPLAINTS ARE STACKING UP IN CERTAIN AREAS.
LISA PARKER HAS OUR REPORT.

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