{"id":3614,"date":"2021-09-21T16:11:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T21:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2021-10-07T16:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T21:17:51","slug":"scam-alert-new-study-says-job-scams-on-the-rise-due-to-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/21\/scam-alert-new-study-says-job-scams-on-the-rise-due-to-covid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam Alert: New Study Says Job Scams on the Rise Due to COVID Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Employment trends expert comments on the Better Business Bureau study <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/blog\/Blog_UnemploymentFraud.jpg\" alt=\"Fraud Alert\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/>A new study from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/article\/news-releases\/22640-bbb-scam-research-employment-scams-hit-those-already-in-financial-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Better Business Bureau<\/a> has found that employment scams nearly doubled during 2020. Over 14 million victims fell prey to employment scams in 2020, causing losses of nearly $2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Employment trends expert Rob Wilson speaks on this troubling trend, as well as offers solutions for companies and employers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve known these scams have been on the rise for months, and we have been helping our clients with how to best address the issue, but it is still very shocking to see just how quickly these scams mushroomed during the pandemic,\u201d says Wilson, who is the President of Employco USA, an employment solutions firm based in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson says that the perpetrators are stealing employees\u2019 identities in order to access government funds under their name.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s alarming to consider how much confidential information these scammers have,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cFrom your address to your birthday to your Social Security number, this a disturbing breach of privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson says it\u2019s not only employees who need to be worried. Employers are at risk as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have false unemployment claims filed under your company name, your tax rates are going to go up and your experience rating is going to take a hit,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cAll of this means that your health insurance costs will increase, at a time when most companies are really hurting for revenue as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson says it would behoove companies to send out an email or letter to each of their employees with information about unemployment scams and what they should do if they receive a letter about unemployment that they suspect is fraudulent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t assume your staff will know about these scams or how to handle them if they\u2019re a target,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cEmployees may have never even heard about these types of crimes, and with everything going on in the country, this may be the last thing on their mind. Ensure that they have the education and resources they need to protect themselves\u2026and ultimately, you as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below, Wilson outlines how employers and employees should respond if they are victims of an unemployment scam.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you\u2019re an employer\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployer should immediately protest the claim and report as fraud,\u201d says Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you\u2019re an employee\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cContact your employer immediately. Keep a record of your communication if you can, such as printing and saving the emails so you can have them if you need them in the future,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cThen, file an incident at your local police department to let them know your identity has been stolen. You should also report this to your State Attorney General.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson says you should then create an account online with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ssa.gov<\/a> so you can monitor your Social Security information and keep abreast of any other potential criminal activity surrounding your stolen number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLastly, contact the credit bureaus or LifeLock to ensure that your credit history stays intact and make sure that no one is attempting to take out credit cards under your name,\u201d says the employment expert.<\/p>\n<p>For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com\">rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employment trends expert comments on the Better Business Bureau study A new study from the Better Business Bureau has found that employment scams nearly doubled during 2020. 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