Reports of unemployment fraud on rise
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
LIMA Law enforcement agencies and government officials in Allen, Putnam and Auglaize counties are receiving increasing numbers of reports concerning fraud attempts centered on the unauthorized application for state unemployment benefits.
“This most recent scam is the filing of fraudulent Ohio unemployment claims on people’s behalf without their knowledge,” Kalida Police Chief James Gulker posted earlier this week on the department’s Facebook page.
“Over the past few months I have been contacted by residents of the area that they have received either an email or letter stating that they have applied for unemployment benefits in Ohio. We have heard from both employees and clients that they have received written notification that a claim was made in their name,” Gulker wrote.