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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
This evening my wife opens her mail, 3 separate letters from the VA Employment Commission, her benefits are approved for $×××.00 / week. Letters are real deal, she calls - they confirm this. Then she said she's never filed, she's been employed with same firm for 14+ years. Silence briefly on other end. Now a fraud investigation is ensuing.
Question is how did someone get all that information? The only thing we've done is have H&R block do our taxes. I did an in-person meeting. Nothing on our end over the web.
One letter listed both employers, all information. Her practice was bought-out late last year so our taxes show 2 different firms, but same joint.
Next thing is whoever did this, did it from an electronic device and would have to provide valid bank account and routing number for the gob'mt check to go to, UFB....
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I had the same thing happen in 2020. Someone applied for unemployment benefits in Ohio. I have never, ever, worked in Ohio. The only indication was an EBT card showed up in the mail from an obscure bank. I'm glad I called instead of shredding the letter and card, since I originally thought it was some sort of credit card ad.
We closed the account and then they told me it for Ohio unemployment benefits. I thought it was from Texas. Nope. Ohio. I called up the Ohio unemployment agency and started a fraud investigation. They were all set to send CASH to a specified account. The EBT card was not the account.
What I don't understand, how can someone apply for Ohio benefits with a Texas mailing address and no Ohio employment records?