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Erie, PA (WJET/WFXP) - People throughout Erie County have continued to reach out searching for answers. This is after some are saying their SNAP benefit funds were stolen.
The main culprit? A device known as a card skimmer is thought to be behind the fraud.
One of the major problems with the situation right now, according to law enforcement, is that despite instances of this happening throughout the region, it’s apparently not being reported to police properly. This is a card skimmer.
They’re able to be attached to all kinds of payment stations or ATMs and with just one swipe, it can steal your payment information, and drain your accounts.
“We’re seeing this across the state and honestly across the country, is the theft of SNAP benefits,” said Brandon Cwalina, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. More than two million Pennsylvanians rely on SNAP benefits for food and once their funds for the month dry up after a theft, many people feel like they have nowhere to turn. And due to a recent congressional resolution, the Department of Human Services cannot reimburse people for funds stolen. But what you should be doing is reporting it to local police, requesting a replacement card, and changing your pin regularly around distribution days.
There are solutions being worked on to prevent theft as well.
NPR - Are you a lucky winner of a gift card? Maybe you have a surprise IRS refund waiting, or you need to click a link to verify your bank account. You might even owe toll charges from a state where you've never driven the highways.
Those scenarios are some of the most common pretexts used in spam texts, or "smishing," the use of SMS texts by scammers attempting to compromise data and pilfer money. And if you think the problem is getting worse, you're not wrong.
Americans received 19.2 billion spam texts in February — a sharp rise from last fall, according to Robokiller, a spam-blocking company. Another spam-blocker firm, Truecaller, said last year that 86% of Americans surveyed reported receiving spam texts.
Follow these tips to help prevent common issues.
