With states scrambling to pay out unemployment claims to tens of millions of Americans, a vast attack flooding unemployment agencies with fraudulent claims appears to have already siphoned millions of dollars in payments.

Investigators from the Secret Service said that they had information implicating a well-organized Nigerian fraud ring and that stolen information like social security numbers had allowed the network to file claims on behalf of people who in many cases had not lost their jobs.

Most of the fraudulent claims have so far been concentrated in Washington State, but evidence also pointed to similar attacks in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Wyoming.

The challenge of pre-empting fraudulent claims has increased as the pressure to get money into the hands of unemployed workers has grown. Unemployment offices accustomed to dealing with jobless claims in the thousands have been inundated with over a million claims during recent months in more populous states.

The attacks, which the Secret Service warned could conceivably target every state, could result in “potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars,” according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.

The discovery has added to concerns that jury-rigged efforts to rapidly dispense economic relief could be easily exploited by fraudsters. The I.R.S. last month documented losses of at least $16.9 billion because of identity theft as it raced to dole out trillions of dollars in economic stimulus checks.

Source: www.nytimes.com

Yahoo boys don see office

Hmm

This is what happens when the people Have No Fear of GOD!

Wickedness, iniquities Everywhere

Nah Dem

Trump go soon send them packing

Righteousness89:
This is what happens when the people Have No Fear of GOD!

Wickedness, iniquities Everywhere

You are everything that's wrong with the Nigerian Christian. If you were asked to make a statement without referencing the Bible, I doubt you'd be able to... Your mind is worth more than a few Bible verse. The world is bigger than Genesis-Revelations. Explore, read, get sense so you can start making contributions that don't sound like you are talking to your church members.


The Internet is not your church. Learn to learn from everyone. It will help you be more like Jesus. Not noisy and showy like the Pharisees and Saducees.

Apartment they reign for there now

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HappyPagan:


You are everything that's wrong with the Nigerian Christian. If you were asked to make a statement without referencing the Bible, I doubt you'd be able to... Your mind is worth more than a few Bible verse. The world is bigger than Genesis-Revelations. Explore, read, get sense so you can start making contributions that don't sound like you are talking to your church members.


The Internet is not your church. Learn to learn from everyone. It will help you be more like Jesus. Not noisy and showy like the Pharisees and Saducees.

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FOOLISH TALK!

Boys dey cash out big time.

HappyPagan:


You are everything that's wrong with the Nigerian Christian. If you were asked to make a statement without referencing the Bible, I doubt you'd be able to... Your mind is worth more than a few Bible verse. The world is bigger than Genesis-Revelations. Explore, read, get sense so you can start making contributions that don't sound like you are talking to your church members.


The Internet is not your church. Learn to learn from everyone. It will help you be more like Jesus. Not noisy and showy like the Pharisees and Saducees.

So glad to see that you know Jesus exists and has a differing nature from the Pharisees and Saducees of His day! I strongly suspect that deep within you there is a silent cry to know him. I pray that you encounter Him soon!

It's time to separate the sheep from the wolves.

A Nigerian born or children born to Nigerian parent(s) but carries American passport are no longer Nigeria.

It's a pity that every scam committed by a black skin is refer to as a Nigeria. We know Nigerians are involved in scam likewise Americans, Chinese, Mexicans, Libanese, Briton, Germans etc.

The only problem is those scammers from other part of the world invest their proceed but Nigeria scammers compete with musicians, footballers and rogue politicians while spending their proceeds.

The article is to shift attention of the FBI, the real fraud is being done by insiders