face garith bearens who heads the company s fraud team says some try to hide behind masks. some of these are pretty sophisticated department of labor data found after states started using midway through the mandemic the number of covid related unemployment claims plummeted by 90% in california, 91% in new york suggesting huge numbers of fake applications for haley andrews now working five days a week delivering food with her kids in the back seat because she can t afford child care, the nightmare bay be ending as she re-claims her identity she said she s owed $16,000 in unemployment checks. that $16,000 would put me back where i was when i got laid off. it would be life changing for me right now. reporter: vicki wynne, nbc news,