Beware of imposters filing For unemployment benefits

How to avoid Unemployment scams

HEADS UP ABOUT A NEW,UNEMPLOYMENT SCAM: IMPOSTERSARE POSING AS YOU TO APPLY FORBENEFITS.

KAREN STILES OF OURCALL FOR ACTION OFFICE HASMORE INFORMATION.IF YOU GET A LETTER FROM ANUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE CONFIRMINGAN APPLICATION THAT YOU DIDNOT SUBMIT, WATCH OUT!

YOU MAYBE A VICTIM OF AN UNEMPLOYMENTSCAM.

HERE IS HOW THIS HAPPENS:A CRIMINAL APPLIES FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS USINGYOUR NAME, DATE OF BIRTH,SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, ANDOTHER PERSONAL INFORMATIONTHAT THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN FROMA HACK OR DATA BREACH.

YOU ARETHEN NOTIFIED BY YOUR EMPLOYEROR VIA A LETTER FROM ANUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE CONFIRMINGYOUR APPLICATION.

IN SOMECASES, YOU NEVER APPLIED FORBENEFITS.

IN OTHER CASES, ACRIMINAL MAY BE TRYING TO GETBENEFITS THAT SHOULD BE GOINGTO YOU.IF YOU BELIEVE YOU AREBEING TARGETED BY THIS SCAM,HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:FILE A FRAUD REPORT WITH THEWISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OFWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR THEUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN THESTATE WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING.THE BEST WAY TO FILE THISREPORT IS ONLINE.IF YOU ARESTILL WORKING OR HAVE BEENLAID OFF BY AN EMPLOYER, ALERTTHEM TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL.ITIS ALSO IMPORTANT TO FOLLOWSTEPS FOR PROTECTING YOURIDENTITY INCLUDING HAVING ACREDIT FREEZE PUT INTO PLACEON YOUR CREDIT REPORT, ANDNOTIFYING THE I- R-S OFFALLING VICTIM TO A SCAM THATCOULD AFFECT YOUR TAXES.FORMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THISSCAM AND PROTECTING YOURIDENTITY, VISIT OUR CALL FORACTION SECTION ON TMJ4.COM.

WEHAVE LINKS FOR REPORTING FRAUDAS WELL AS TAKING ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR IDENTITY.FOR TMJ4NEWS CALL 4 ACTION, I'M KARENSTILES.RUNNING INTO A CONSUMERPROBLEM AND UNSURE WHERE TO GOFOR HELP?

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