Posted on 05/25/2020 8:45:47 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie
Earlier this spring, as Washington began to pay out enhanced unemployment benefits to tens of thousands of laid-off and furloughed workers, a criminal organization halfway around the world spied an enormous opportunity.
A Nigerian fraud ring, dubbed “Scattered Canary” by security researchers, would soon begin siphoning off the benefits, notably the extra $600 a week Congress had added to unemployment checks.
Hiding behind a tsunami of legitimate claims, and using personal information likely stolen in past consumer data breaches, the ring and other criminals filed thousands of bogus applications with the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD). By the time the fraud was recognized, scammers had made off with “hundreds of millions of dollars,” ESD Commissioner Suzi LeVine acknowledged Thursday.
Exactly how much was carted off by Scattered Canary, as well as other bad actors, hasn’t been determined.
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Olympia is full of stupid, clueless leftists/liberals/Democrats. ‘Nuff said.
meanwhile, make two withdrawls at the bank totaling over 10,000 and they catch that right away.
btt
Compare these results with those projected from “voting at home,” AKA voting by mail.
Compare these results with those projected from “voting at home,” AKA voting by mail. It’s a guarantee anytime the government gives out a benefit without requiring in-person applications. And the dems know it.
I don’t think you want to “attenuate” govt workers minds.
Just saying...
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