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Fraudsters May Be Targeting Seniors By Applying For Illinois Unemployment Debit Cards

Video Credit: CBS 2 Chicago - Duration: 02:21s - Published
Fraudsters May Be Targeting Seniors By Applying For Illinois Unemployment Debit Cards

Fraudsters May Be Targeting Seniors By Applying For Illinois Unemployment Debit Cards

As many wait for unemployment benefits or the debits cards they need to access that money, it turns out some people are getting those cards in the mail when they never even applied for unemployment.

As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports.

It is a new form of identity theft.


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