Unemployment fraud is continuing to escalate in Lancaster County, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police.
Instances of unemployment benefits fraud âis not only occurring, but is escalatingâ in East Petersburg and Clay, Penn and Warwick townships, police said in a news release Sunday. The widespread fraudulent activity involves people being enrolled into the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation system
The scam typically involves notices to the victim by their employer of an unemployment claim being filed, according to the news release.
In many cases, victims receive unrequested unemployment paperwork from the state or receive unemployment benefits payments they did not apply for, typically on a debit card. Victims may also receive a 1099G tax form indicating they were paid unemployment.
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