New feature lets you lock EBT cards to prevent fraud
Millions of people who receive public benefits in the Philadelphia area now have a way to protect those benefits from being stolen.
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Millions of people who receive public benefits in the Philadelphia area now have a way to protect those benefits from being stolen.
For several years, thieves have been hacking into food stamp accounts and robbing people of the funds they need to feed their families.
A Delaware Department of Health and Social Services spokesperson said it's aware of the phone scam and that the agency "will never contact clients to request" EBT card numbers or pins.
Pennsylvania Inspector General Lucas Miller discusses recent charges against people accused of defrauding SNAP and other public assistance programs in the state. Dozens of people were charged.
Ninety people are facing charges for allegedly defrauding public benefits such as SNAP and subsidized daycare in Pennsylvania, officials said.
This week, a scam targeting people who use SNAP benefits has impacted residents across the Philly region and beyond, SEPTA’s iconic trolleys make a return and much more.
The Secret Service is involved, and a Philadelphia city councilmember wants to see an investigation into the thefts.
The scam targeting low-income families' SNAP benefits is being investigated by at least one federal agency as a part of larger, transnational organized crime.
Thousands of people are victims of stolen SNAP benefits in New Jersey every month, officials said.
A Trenton, New Jersey, mother spoke to CBS News Philadelphia about what happened when her SNAP benefits were stolen and used at a store in Illinois.
Two women, one living in Pennsylvania and another living in New York City, reported that their SNAP benefits had been spent in areas they'd never even traveled to.
Two women, one living in Pennsylvania and another living in New York City, reported that their SNAP benefits had been spent in areas they'd never even traveled to.
The Department of Human Services said skimming devices are to blame after many residents said their EBT cards were stripped of their SNAP benefits.
Jazmine Campos was a victim of the EBT skimming scam currently plaguing Pennsylvania. She filed a complaint with the Delaware County Assistance Office and then got a new EBT card, but she isn't out of the woods just yet.
More than two million Pennsylvanians receive SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, including nearly 500,000 people in Philadelphia according to the PA Department of Human Services. Since last week, CBS News Philadelphia has been reporting on widespread issues, robbing people of money they need to feed their families.
More victims in the Philadelphia area are coming forward in a scam targeting low-income families' where their SNAP benefits are suddenly vanishing from their accounts.
More victims are coming forward after CBS News Philadelphia first aired a story reporting a man in Chester's SNAP benefits had allegedly been stolen.
A man from Chester said his SNAP benefits, sometimes referred to as food stamps, were stolen and now he said he has no idea how he's going to put food on the table.
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