Posted on 08/07/2020 8:33:26 PM PDT by 11th_VA
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A stunning development after 7 On Your Side reported on the Florida man who suddenly received 12 letters from the California EDD, all addressed to strangers. Now, reports are flowing in about dozens more EDD letters popping up in mailboxes across California. Turns out scammers had used random addresses to make fraudulent unemployment claims...
The EDD won't say how much is gone -- but now it's trying to claw the money back, which explains this flurry of letters.
We told you about Barry O'Brien of West Palm Beach, Florida. He suddenly received 12 letters from our EDD, addressed to four complete strangers...
They were sent to Gilbert in Bakersfield, to Emma in Encino, Sarah in San Francisco, and Debby in Riverside County.
"I was kind of shocked to see four different people with my address on them," Debby Fabela told us.
"It's stating that they overpaid by $10,000. That's a lot of money... why was there such a huge mistake that somebody received a $10,000 overpayment?" Fabela asked.
David Pacheco in Huntington Beach got a half dozen of the letters -- he was shocked at what he found inside one of them.
"Here's the debit card. Still attached to the paperwork, still glued to it," Pacheco showed us.
An EDD debit card from Bank of America, addressed to someone named Valerie. And here's her award notice, saying she qualifies for up to $14,000...
(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...
Another reason to open things up.
And most states used Indian H1B body shops to update their systems. Result: scam after scam after scam, while Americans still can’t get benefits.
It’s distressingly easy to game the system, if you’re that kind of person. This is a risk that comes with any broad Government Program meant to distribute funds.
Proper checking and verification would likely slow delivery down by four to six months. What can you do?
Erectile Dysfunction Dysfunction?
Yeah, I know ...
I personally know a guy who is cheating the system right now in Cali. He’s confident his “unemployment” will get extended too.
The usual response of somebody when called on that cheating behavior: “Hey Man, I’m just trying to survive! Know what I’m sayin’?”
Scammers, or aka Democrats.
There was a reason we used to make Welfare Recipients PERSONALLY SHOW UP every month to get their food stamps. All Fraud should be DEDUCTED from the EMPLOYEE’s Paychecks
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