DEW has created a quick Fraud 101 overview. The agency actively communicates with claimants about fraud attempts and the most recent criminal activity to help them protect themselves. Report fraud, only engage with the agency through the MyBenefits portal or the 1-86 number, and read the fraud hints and tips page of our website for the latest alerts to stay diligent.” We need South Carolinians to be part of the fight. They will continue to try, and our agency will continue to employ resources to increase our protection of claimants. We are certainly happy that these criminals did not access personal information and were not successful in getting any money from us, but we know the battle is not over. “This is a national problem and some states are suffering great losses due to criminal activity. However, our best defense against bad actors is working with our claimants to identify fraudulent attempts,” said Executive Director Dan Ellzey. It is happening on a daily basis, and we have to continue to be creative in our prevention just as the criminals are creative in their attempts. “The agency is vigilant about fraud prevention. Additionally, we are mailing a copy of the email to their primary address listed in their MyBenefits portal. The second is an email warning them we have reason to believe their personal information was obtained outside the agency and used in an attempt to file a claim, as well as providing them with instructions to unlock their account. The first was sent to tell them a change was made to their account, and if they did not make that change, they needed to contact the call center. The 975 claimants whose accounts were locked are being sent three notifications.
No data from DEW’s claimant system was obtained and no money was lost. In these cases, the duplication of information in the system triggered a lockdown of the claimants’ accounts to prevent any unauthorized activity. Of the 20,000 attempts, 975 used a Social Security Number already associated with an existing DEW claimant. The attempt to register these fraudulent accounts was made using Social Security Numbers and other personal information obtained from unknown sources (for instance, the dark web, prior data breaches with other companies, etc.). This is part of a nationwide increase in UI fraud. Despite trying to create nearly 20,000 fraudulent accounts, none of the attempts were able to file a claim for UI benefits, and there was no monetary loss.
#SC DEW HARASSMENT SERIES#
An unknown actor, or group of actors, initiated a series of attempts to create new accounts through the MyBenefits portal. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) noticed unusual activity on the front of the claimant system. Unemployment insurance fraud being inflicted on innocent unemployed workersĬolumbia, S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce is actively waging war against the national crisis of
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