Palm Beach County woman files for unemployment, learns she’s victim of ID theft

Vanessa Dickie, a mother of two from Palm Beach County, is a victim of identity theft that she just learned occurred more than six years ago.

UNEMPLOYMENT WEBSITE.A BOYNTON BEACH FAMILY FACEDWITH MOUNTING BILLS AND TOUGHCHOICES AFTER THE STATE DENIEDTHEIR FIRST REQUEST FORBENEFITS.

THE REASON& WILLHAVE YOU WONDERING IF YOUVICTIM TOO.

CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL BUCZYNER(BUTCH-NER) LOOKS AT HOWTHIEVES ARE CASHING INÃINYOUR NAMNATS MOTHER OF TWO VANESSADICKIE..

NATS IS A VICTIM OFIDENTITY THEFT& 14:17: 11:VANESSA:“I TRIED TO RESET THEPIN AND IT HAD ALL THESESECURITY QUESTIONS I DIDNKNOW THE ANSWERS TO” &THATSHE WASNMORE THAN 6 YEARS.

14:26:15:VANESSA:“I WOULD NEVER HAVEKNOWN THERE WAS FRAUD.

IWOULDNFOR UNEMPLOYMENT” SHE SAYSSHE RECENTLY MADE THE SHOCKINGDISCOVERYÃWHILE TRYING TOFILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSFOR THE FIRST TIME - AFTER SHELOST HER JOB AS A SERVER INMARCH.

14:23:41: VANESSA:“IUNEMPLOYMENT, SO I IMMEDIATELYTOLD THE LADY ON THE PHONETHIS IS INCORRECT, IRECEIVED ANY OF THIS” THETHIEVES SHE SAYS - COMPLETEDTHIS ONLINE APPLICATION IN2013ÃWITH MOST OF HERPERSONAL INFORMATION CORRECT &INCLUDING HER SOCIAL SECURITYNUMBER, DATE OF BIRTH ANDEMPLOYMENT HISTORY.

RECORDSSHOW - THEY SUCCESSFULLYCOLLECTED MORE THAN A THOUSANDDOLLARS IN PAYMENTS - SENT ONA DEBIT CARD - TO AN ADDRESSMORE THAN 400 MILES AWAY INTALLAHASSEE - BETWEEN NOVEMBER2013 AND FEBRUARY 2014.

ONE OFTHE PROCESSING DATES SHE SAYSÃTHE DAY HER SON WAS BORN.14:28:11: VANESSA:“I DOUBTTHE ONE THING IWHEN ICOMPUTER AND COLLECTUNEMPLOYMENT” 10:34: JAMES:“THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY SMART,THEYVERY WELL ORGANIZED” JAMESLEE WITH THE NON-PROFIT -IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER- IS CONFIDENT THIEVES ARESTEALING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSÃUSING PERSONAL INFORMATIONSTOLEN IN DATA BREACHESÃAT ATIME WHEN 1.2 MILLIONFLORIDANJAMES:“THIS ATMOSPHERE IS THESUPER BOWL, THE WORLD SERIES,THE NBA FINALS AND THE WORLDCUP ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONEEVENT FOR IDENTITY CRIMINALS”26:26: JAMES:“THE THING THATIS REALLY FRUSTRATING ABOUTTHIS KIND OF FRAUD IS THERENOT A LOT YOU CAN DO AS ANINDIVIDUAL TO PREVENT ITBECAUSE ITAUTOMATED PROCESS” NATS TODAYVANESSA IS THANKFUL THAT SHEJUST RECEIVED HER FIRSTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT..14:18:39:“WE REALLY HAD TOWATCH WHAT WE WERE SPENDING”BECAUSE SHE SAYS THE FRAUDULTIMATELY HURT HER FAMILYFINANCESÃDELAYING THOSEMUCH-NEEDED BENEFITS.14:28:56:“ I JUST THINK ITCRAZY.

WHO WOULD GO THROUGHALL OF THAT HEADACHE TO DOUNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD” MB:“JAMES LEE SUGGESTS CHECKINGWITH THE STATE TO SEE IFANYONE MADE A CLAIM IN YOURNAMEÃAND IF YOUHE SAYS FILE A REPORT WITH THEPOLICE, THE STATE AND FREEZEYOUR CREDIT.

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