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A rise in skimming and other scams involving SNAP benefits has raised questions about who should be held responsible for stolen benefits — the victims, or the state agencies that administer the ...
EBT card skimming is on the rise -- a common scam where fraudsters place a device on a retailer's point-of-sale machine to copy EBT card information. Card skimmers look like a normal part of the...
Two states have pledged to switch to EBT cards with microchips. In California, a spokesperson for the state’s Department of Social Services said that it plans to move to chip cards beginning in ...
Last year, for example, the Connecticut Department of Social Services issued a warning to residents who receive SNAP and/or cash EBT benefits to protect their cards from skimming scams that have ...
Meanwhile, California and Oklahoma are planning on piloting EBT chip cards this summer with the aim of reducing scams. Other states are waiting on the federal government to take action.
To steal EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) numbers, fraudsters have been practicing a method called “skimming." This happens when a fraudulent device is placed on the card reader to steal your ...
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With skimming, thieves use a device to steal the card number and PIN off of someone else’s EBT card. The cards are designed to work like debit cards but don’t have the same built-in ...