Pa. officials warn against unemployment benefits scammers The scammers are obtaining personal information of Pennsylvanians through social media to file fraudulent benefit claims, or redirect payments to themselves. Author: Chelsea Koerbler (FOX43) Updated: 7:40 AM EST February 17, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — The PA Department of Labor and Industry and Office of Attorney General are urging Pennsylvanians to watch for fraud. They say, fraudsters are becoming even more bold in stealing personal information to collect unemployment money. The Dept. of L&I says, scammers are trying to create fraudulent unemployment claims or log into existing ones and redirect unemployment benefits payments to themselves. The Dept. of L&I says, some of the ways scammers are accessing personal information is by phishing or spoofing attempts. They are: