Personal data is tricked or threatened from citizens.
The American authorities are faced with a problem that “passed” from the previous administration. This was confirmed by a source in the administration of US President Joe Biden.
According to him, fraud with state unemployment payments is widespread in America.
The publication Axios reported the amount of & #8211; $400 billion – exactly the size of all the benefits issued, which could end up in the hands of fraudsters.
This is half of all the unemployment benefits that the authorities began to pay during the pandemic during 2020.
It turned out that scammers often used the stolen data of Americans. According to RBC, personal data was often taken from citizens by threats or fraud.
They were used to apply for benefits, and later the money (often in the form of cryptocurrency) was transferred abroad.
Experts say that up to 70% of the funds received were withdrawn from the United States. The money could have fallen into the hands of scammers from Nigeria, China, Russia, etc.
“These groups are definitely supported by the state,” the analysts said.
Another third of the money went into the pockets of American street gangs.
The White House is aware of the fraud, but earlier it was decided to start issuing benefits without finding fault with the documents. But the fact that the money went abroad made the problem a matter of national security.
How exactly the US authorities will solve it, it is not reported.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the Russians were told about a new type of fraud. Now the attackers pretend to call from law enforcement agencies. And even the phone number looks realistic.