Scammers are using a complex fraudulent scheme targeting California EDD
On Thursday, the California EDD said its investigators launched multiple formal investigations into a complex unemployment fraudulent scheme. Its investigators are working with two federal agencies and officials in other states to crack down the fraud rings.
According to the California EDD, “Scammers are using a complex profile of stolen personal identifying information most likely obtained from national and global data breaches.”
“More arrests related to fraudulent benefit in the state are expected,” the department added.
Last month, California law enforcement authorities busted a large-scale fraud ring that stole $250,000 by submitting fraudulent claims to the state’s EDD. The unemployment fraud ring operated out of the San Mateo County Maguire Correctional Jail.
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