Well, that’s a real surprise. Because I thought that most Nigerians were wealthy princes. Why would they stoop to a life of crime?
Posted on 05/17/2020 6:06:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Authorities think the group is using a database of stolen identity information
The US Secret Service says it is investigating a Nigerian crime ring that has been using Americans’ stolen identities to file fraudulently for unemployment benefits, according to Krebs on Security. Authorities say members of the ring were able to exploit weak security measures within many states’ unemployment systems at a time when millions of Americans are applying for benefits.
The agency sent a memo to field offices late last week which said the Nigeria-based ring appeared to be using a “substantial” database of stolen personal information, much of it from first responders, government personnel, and school employees, according to Krebs. The Secret Service said the fraudsters’ primary target was Washington State, with evidence of other attacks in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Wyoming.
With some 36 million Americans out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, state unemployment offices have been inundated with claims, and many lack the resources and staff to vet applications while getting payments to people in a timely manner, according to the New York Times. Washington State realized it had a problem in the past few days when its unemployment office began receiving calls from people saying they had received paperwork for benefits they didn’t apply for, the Times reported.
Washington’s unemployment department saw a 27-fold increase in fraudulent claims between March and April, the Seattle Times reported. The state halted payments for two days last week to try to stem the flow of fake claims.
Jailing them won’t do any good since they’ll be released so they don’t get that virus thing.
Oh whew, federal agents are on the case..we have nothing to worry about.
...what are Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for noncitizens?
Well, that’s a real surprise. Because I thought that most Nigerians were wealthy princes. Why would they stoop to a life of crime?
Doesn’t mean what it used to when Ephraim Zimbalist was on the case.
Leaches always waiting around to take advantage of a crisis. Apparently not all are named Rahm, Nancy or Schiff.
Remember when Obama offered big money to buy a house in 2008 and the scammers only had to say up front they were buying a house and they were sent the money no questions asked. When they finally figured out we were scammed the scammers were gone or had the money spent.
Most Africans live in mud huts with no running water and are starving yet they always seem to have mobile phones and internet access. Just like the welfare parasites here in the USA.
Let’s see...Somalis have pirates instead of working people, Nigerians have electronic scams like this—is there a single African nation whose chief livelihood is not crime?
How many Monterrey Alvarez Delgado Jesus Montoya Leon Sanchez’s are doing the same thing, by combining multiple combinations of their names and the SS numbers they stole to work here?
Probably the same who take an ‘Earned income credit” for the six kids who have not been conceived yet.
Or even Stephanie Zimbalist.
Wanna stop this crap? The punishment should be more than uncomfortable.
Last time I checked, we have plenty of criminals here in the U.S.A.,
You know with all the ‘people’ coming into America that have no jobs, and prolly don’t want one, there is going to be so much fraud, and thievery, home invasions...you name it!
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3845692/posts posted 5/16, 34 replies
If ya did that with Chicom virus articles, your post would need to be 75 pages long.
The plan is to keep you so busy defending yourself against fraud, thievery, and home invasion that you don't have the time to spend getting on the internet/Twitter/Facebook/etc and complain about your government.
Lol I’m in CB jail for doing just that
Typo........FB
My favorite Mom and Pop coffee shop actually looked over the claims for unemployment and found a handful of folks who never worked for them trying to collect unemployment for being “laid off’ from them...haven’t heard how the scavengers will be treated by the law...
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