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Fraud Alert: New Text Message Phishing Scheme Targeting UI Applicants (NUIFTF, 2021)

Summary

A public alert dated January 29, 2021 from the U.S. Department of Justice National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF), warning of text messages sent by people presenting as a state workforce agency (SWA) with a link meant to get recipients to send sensitive information. It states that SWAs do not send text messages soliciting information and tells recipients not to reply to the messages or click the link.

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Filed January 29, 2021 in DOL OIG Pandemic Fraud; one of 3 filings from this case.

Record facts

Court	DOL Office of Inspector General / National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF)
Filed	2021-01-29

Cite this document

“Fraud Alert: New Text Message Phishing Scheme Targeting UI Applicants (NUIFTF, 2021).” DOL Office of Inspector General / National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF), filed 2021-01-29. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/dol-oig-pandemic-fraud/2021-01-29-fraud-alert/, SHA-256 bcc4a5069442faef427b88922771907505bdd52830568a3e1a045f56c90fe67d.

Full text

New Text Message Phishing Scheme 
For Public Release 
January 29, 2021 
The Department of Justice’s National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force 
(NUIFTF) is issuing this alert to warn people of a new phishing scheme.  This scheme 
involves bad actors, presenting as a state workforce agency (SWA), who send text 
messages containing a link (see below example).  The goal is to trick the recipient 
into clicking the link and transmitting sensitive information to the sender.    
 
Although law enforcement officials are investigating this phishing scheme, people 
should remain vigilant and not reply or click the link if they receive such text 
messages.  SWAs do not send text messages soliciting information.   
 
Individuals with information about this or other UI fraud schemes can call  
(202) 693-6999 or (800) 347-3756, or go to https://www.oig.dol.gov/hotline.htm. 
U.S. Department of  Justice 
National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force

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File: ALERT_DOL-OIG-NUIFTF_text-scheme_2021-01-29.pdf
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SHA-256: bcc4a5069442faef427b88922771907505bdd52830568a3e1a045f56c90fe67d
Our copy: ALERT_DOL-OIG-NUIFTF_text-scheme_2021-01-29.pdf
Original: www.oig.dol.gov