I was a victim of unemployment fraud. Here’s what I learned Josh Sweigart
The first indication my identity was used in an attempt to defraud Ohio’s unemployment system was a letter addressed to my employer but mailed to my house.
The form, a “Request to Employer for Separation Information,” arrived in January. It said that I had filed for unemployment on Jan. 2. I had not.
The form was plastered with red flags. It had my Social Security number, but off by one digit. The listed phone number was for the Journal-News in Butler County, where I worked 10 years ago. I sent a copy to our human resources department, who assured me I had still had a job.