My wife got a unemployment claim form at the clinic today for her, as the employer, to either approve or protest.
Per the form, the employee making the claim was her. Something fishy here. Had her social on it as well.
State office is just about impossible to communicate with, more than likely by design. Replied back via fax saying something's not right here.
Should be interesting to see what shakes loose.
What state? I've heard this is pretty rampant in New York right now.
My understanding is someone is filing for and potentially collecting unemployment on 'her' behalf.
Employer should be taking this as seriously as employee.
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
Iowa
It happened to me a few months ago. I called my state unemployment office (Minnesota), and they said it was someone trying to apply for unemployment insurance using my social security number. They locked the application, and told me to go to all the usual places to report fraud - file a police report, send a report to the FTC, etc.
It needs to be taken care of as soon as possible. Tell her to call the unemployment office again and wait on hold until she can talk to a real person. Also, the Iowa unemployment office has this page regarding fraud with some instructions. https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/report-fraud
I've used the online fraud reporting tool, though the way it works, it's kind of odd to report that the fraudulant claimant is yourself-- at least there's a lot of room to explain what is going on and hopefully they've seen it before.
We'll see if the local sheriff's office has any interest and work through the FTC/credit reporting stuff next.
I have nothing to add, but I feel it's important that you know I read the thread title several times to make sure it was not saying underwear theft.
I had something similar happen except I am both the employer and the employee. That was a fun call to Mass DOR. Basically they will stop everything, You need to lock your credit, file a police report and there should be a form that your states version of MA DOR will send you/your employer. I also notified the various banks I have accounts with and the investment firm I use.
Definitely freeze your credit with all three of the major reporting agencies ASAP
It's RAMPANT in CA. I think up to $11 billion. So much so it is apparently affecting people in other states:
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/02/05/california-unemployment-fraud-surprise/
Teri Finneman of Lawrence, Kansas, was surprised when she got a form saying she owed taxes on $1,500 in unemployment payments that she never received — a sign that someone likely stole her personal information and used it to claim benefits.
“It is extremely frustrating how many Kansans have been impacted by this,” she wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
....That likely included a report by Greg Musson, who owns a business near Fresno. State officials contacted his company in September to let him know one of his employees had filed for unemployment benefits in March. Musson was surprised to learn that person was him. He put a freeze on his credit and filed a fraud report with the state unemployment department, but so far hasn’t heard anything back.
New motto for CA: Using huge amounts of taxpayer money to show the rest of the country how not to do things.
I got a debit card in the mail from the bank responsible for Colorado unemployment benefits, which I found funny since I'm employed and I live in MI and I've never lived in CO. It was loaded with $8900.
Report to your local PD, freeze credit with all 3 agencies.
In reply to aircooled :
Glad that my taxpayer money is being used to better the rest of the country, I suppose.
dean1484 said:I had something similar happen except I am both the employer and the employee. That was a fun call to Mass DOR. Basically they will stop everything, You need to lock your credit, file a police report and there should be a form that your states version of MA DOR will send you/your employer. I also notified the various banks I have accounts with and the investment firm I use.
Same situation here-- my wife is both the employer and employee
What I have learned about this particular scam:
File a police report.
Notify the state unemployment agency.
Do not cash any fraudulent unemployment checks.
Alert/freeze your accounts with credit reporting agencies.
Alert your banks.
Notify IRS via Form 14039. (The police might give one to you.)
I was pretty confused to get the notice that David had filed an unemployment claim, since he had a file open at that moment for proofreading. I messaged him on the company chat: Dude, you're doing unemployment all wrong.
Margie
Marjorie Suddard said:I was pretty confused to get the notice that David had filed an unemployment claim, since he had a file open at that moment for proofreading. I messaged him on the company chat: Dude, you're doing unemployment all wrong.
Margie
Man, that's David for ya, eh? Can't even quit working when he's unemployed...
WonkoTheSane said:Marjorie Suddard said:I was pretty confused to get the notice that David had filed an unemployment claim, since he had a file open at that moment for proofreading. I messaged him on the company chat: Dude, you're doing unemployment all wrong.
Margie
Man, that's David for ya, eh? Can't even quit working when he's unemployed...
Pretty sure that would be how he’d do it.
Marjorie Suddard said:I was pretty confused to get the notice that David had filed an unemployment claim, since he had a file open at that moment for proofreading. I messaged him on the company chat: Dude, you're doing unemployment all wrong.
Margie
Remarkably similar conversation to mine with my boss last spring when someone filed a fraudulent unemployment claim in my name here in MA. Monday morning, I roll into the office to say “hey I think someone is scamming us” and the smile with “Oh, you’re still here?”
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