Posted on 12/12/2025 10:49:22 AM PST by lowbridge
$79 BILLION TAX DOLLARS Stolen from PPP by Applicants who used Barbie Dolls as IDs
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This would be an interesting test for Amnesty. Pay back the money and we won’t prosecute you. Worth a try.
“If a person commits a crime and doesn’t repent, what good did it do them? Someone else might just as well committed the crime.” Mark Twain
WHat?
Agree.
WHAT???
Those dream houses ain’t cheap ya know!
PPP loans really helped on inflating housing prices. Ya can see tons of loans taken out in florida and other areas. Lots of the loans were ‘forgiven’.
No one will pay the money back because 1) they already spent it and don’t have it anymore or b) they aren’t being prosecuted for it so as far as they are concerned, they got away with it.
scammers used images of Barbie doll faces to impersonate applicants and fraudulently obtain money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
The “Swindler Barbie” scam involved individuals using pictures of doll heads as their identification photos to bypass identity verification systems used by certain lending platforms, specifically one operated by a company called Womply. Womply processed billions in loans and reportedly had high rates of suspicious activity.
The victims were
<><>the U.S. government
<><>taxpayers
<><>and the integrity of the PPP.
Congressional Awareness: The fraud method was significant enough that it was brought to the attention of the House Committee on Small Business during a hearing on pandemic loan fraud, where a poster board with doll faces was used as an example.
PPP was indeed defrauded by “persons” using Barbie (or other) doll faces to trick automated verification systems.
High percentage taken from my salary, tax bill to pay, property tax, sales tax, tax on gas, tax on this, tax on that, various other taxes labeled surcharges and fees…
Combine that with wasteful government spending and corruption. Combine that with a welfare state that funds people from cradle to grave. Combine that with illegals.
Stories like this sit so well with me. So glad fraudsters have collected $79 Billion of our tax dollars. We’re $37 Trillion in debt, I sure hope my great, great, great, great, great, great grandkids enjoy continuing to pay it off.
I think it’s time for a drink
Summary:
The PPP, administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), provided forgivable loans to help businesses keep workers on payroll during the pandemic. From 2020–2021, it disbursed over $800 billion. Rushed implementation led to widespread fraud, with estimates of total losses ranging from $64–$200 billion (per SBA Inspector General reports and congressional hearings).
The “Doll Face” Scam: In 2021, fintech companies like Womply (which processed ~$3.5 billion in PPP loans) used AI-based facial recognition to verify applicant identities against uploaded IDs. Scammers exploited this by:
Photographing Barbie dolls, Ken dolls, wax figures, or mannequins holding real or forged IDs.
Uploading these images to trick the AI into approving fake businesses and identities.
This allowed them to secure loans for nonexistent entities, often tied to stolen Social Security numbers.
The doll/mannequin trick was a small but notorious subset of broader fraud. A 2023 House Small Business Committee report highlighted it as an example of how fintechs like Womply and Blueacorn facilitated ~$80 billion in total PPP fraud (not just dolls). The “Barbie” cases specifically accounted for millions, not billions—e.g., one cluster of fraudulent loans totaled around $2–$3 million. No credible source pins $79 billion solely to this method.
Basic checks like validating SSNs against names, birthdates, and death records could’ve prevented much of this. Instead, the urgency of the crisis prioritized speed over scrutiny, leading to approvals in minutes.
It sounds like these were processed without even being examined.
Malibu Barbie is high maintenance.
when do we get what we voted for? prosecutions arrests and jail
The lockdowns ruined my business and I didn’t get a dime. I wasn’t connected to the right people or right industry. Meanwhile, I know federal employees who STILL don’t go to the office and barely work, if at all.
No one will pay the money back because 1) they already spent it and don’t have it anymore or b) they aren’t being prosecuted for it so as far as they are concerned, they got away with it.
It might rattle a few to confess.
What is a, “PPP”?
At the end this useless ernst suggests four basic questions which MAY HAVE prevented this theft....cross check name and social given etcc...her solution ? another bill/law that no one will enforce. Pure dog n pony...I loathe my congress and senate.
“when do we get what we voted for? prosecutions arrests and jail”
Uh ....
when do we get what we voted for? prosecutions arrests and jail
FING DEMOCRATS!
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a COVID-19 relief initiative offering forgivable loans to small businesses, but it was widely defrauded through fabricated payrolls, fake businesses, inflated loan amounts, and kickback schemes, with fraudsters submitting false applications and documents to get funds meant for actual businesses, leading to massive losses for the government and prosecutions for perpetrators.
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Was Part of the CARES Act (2020), PPP provided loans to small businesses to keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic. Loans could be fully forgiven if used for payroll, rent, and utilities, making them highly attractive.
How it Was Defrauded
Fake Businesses & Payroll: Individuals created shell companies or exaggerated employee numbers and salaries to get larger loans.
Document Forgery: Falsified payroll records, tax documents
(like W-2s and 941s), bank statements, and lease agreements were common.
Some lenders or brokers took a cut (kickback) from the loan amounts for steering clients into fraudulent applications.
Money intended for payroll was often spent on real estate, or other non-approved expenses.
Identity Fraud: Using stolen identities to apply for loans.
Examples of Fraud
<><>A lender service provider co-founder got 10 years for a $63M scheme involving fabricated payroll and kickbacks.
<><>Individuals applied for millions, claiming to have large workforces that didn’t exist, pocketing the cash.
In essence, fraudsters exploited the quick rollout and generous terms of the PPP by submitting fake applications with made-up data to steal billions in relief funds meant for struggling legitimate businesses
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