The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is marking International Fraud Awareness Week by urging claimants and employers to remain vigilant about protecting personal and business information from bad actors.
UIA uses proprietary and publicly available tools to catch scammers who try to file false claims or alter bank routing information provided by claimants. UIA uses an end-to-end approach to identify scammers throughout the filing process: flagging suspicious claims when filed, monitoring active claims for suspicious activity, and supporting law enforcement investigations when fraudulent activity is identified.
“UIA will never let up in our efforts to identify bad actors and protect taxpayer money meant for deserving workers at a critical time in their lives,” said UIA Director Julia Dale. “Scammers are always devising new ways to steal what’s not theirs and UIA aggressively goes after them to block their despicable schemes.”
During International Fraud Awareness Week, which is a global effort to promote anti-fraud awareness and education, UIA offers these tips to avoid identity theft:
• Keep personal information secure.
• Monitor credit reports and all transactions on bank and credit card statements.
• Never send any information, click on links, or respond to a suspicious email address or text messages received from unknown numbers.
• Be alert for phishing and spoofing scams.
• Use strong passwords and add authentication steps.
If you suspect you are the victim of fraud or identity theft, contact the UIA immediately at 1-866-500-0017 or visit Michigan.gov/UIA and click on the Report Fraud or Identify Theft link.
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