10:14 pm UTC Jan. 26, 2021
In a Zoom session with the camera turned off, Mayowa describes how he scoops up U.S. unemployment benefits fattened by COVID-19 relief, an international imposter attack that has contributed to at least $36 billion being siphoned away from out-of-work Americans.
Mayowa is an engineering student in Nigeria who estimates he’s made about $50,000 since the pandemic began. After compiling a list of real people, he turns to databases of hacked information that charge $2 in cryptocurrency to link that name to a date of birth and Social Security number.
In most states that information is all it takes to file for unemployment. Even when state applications require additional verification, a little more money spent on sites such as FamilyTreeNow and TruthFinder provides answers – your mother’s maiden name, where you were born, your high school mascot. Mayowa said he is successful about one in six times he files a claim.
How scammers siphoned $36B in fraudulent unemployment payments from US Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY
In a Zoom session with the camera turned off, Mayowa describes how he scoops up U.S. unemployment benefits fattened by COVID-19 relief, an international imposter attack that has contributed to at least $36 billion being siphoned away from out-of-work Americans.
Mayowa is an engineering student in Nigeria who estimates he’s made about $50,000 since the pandemic began. After compiling a list of real people, he turns to databases of hacked information that charge $2 in cryptocurrency to link that name to a date of birth and Social Security number.
Legal Aid sues for unemployed hotel housekeeper with unemployment claim pending for nine months
December 18, 20202:42 pm
Legal Aid of Arkansas has gone to federal court in behalf of a legal immigrant resident with an unemployment claim pending for nine months.
The organization’s news release:
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Today, Legal Aid of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit in the District Court for the Western District of Arkansas against the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services for discriminating against María Murguía.
Ms. Murguía, a lawful permanent resident, came to Arkansas from Mexico 15 years ago and has worked as a housekeeper during that time. In March, the hotel she worked at laid her off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Murguía promptly went to the DWS office in Fayetteville to apply for Unemployment. Although she meets the eligibility requirements, she is still waiting for a decision. In the meantime, she has not found a full-time job despite looking.