I think I just got hit with the Unemployment Fraud. I just got two letters back-to-back from the Illinois unemployment office, one saying that I got laid off last month and shows my benefits. Then I opened another one, saying that the claim was fraudulent, and my employer caught it. I confirmed with my company's controller that IL Department of Employment Security caught it but to put in a fraud claim anyways. I did go on the IDES website to file fraud and my checked my credit report, which has been locked for a bit over a year and nothing out of the ordinary. Anybody else experience this? I'm pretty careful with my personal information and the worst I've personally experience was somebody somebody lifting my CC number in Kingman, Arizona once somehow (I didn't even stop for gas, just inside for the bathroom.)
Also, is there anything else I should do other than keep a close eye on my credit/SSN usage? I don't really want to apply for a new SSN but I will if I have to. How do they even do this? I'm pretty familiar with ways people steal CC information but I though unemployment claims needed a lot of personal information but I've never done one so I don't know the entire process.
Also, is there anything else I should do other than keep a close eye on my credit/SSN usage? I don't really want to apply for a new SSN but I will if I have to. How do they even do this? I'm pretty familiar with ways people steal CC information but I though unemployment claims needed a lot of personal information but I've never done one so I don't know the entire process.
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