In brief:
- The Georgia Department of Human Services has issued nearly $3 million in replacement food stamp benefits due to fraud since last fall.
- More than 7,000 claims for missing SNAP benefits have been filed, with over 5,600 approved by DHS.
- Affected individuals, including those with repeated incidents of fraud, have reported significant losses, with one person losing over $1,500 in two months.
- The suspected fraud involves skimming, cloning, or theft of EBT cards.
- DHS advises never to share personal information unsolicitedly, maintain strong passwords, and provides a primary phone number (877-423-4746) and official communication channels to report and mitigate fraud.
ATLANTA – Since last fall, the Georgia Department of Human Services has issued close to $3 million in replacement food stamp benefits due to fraud. DHS clients continue to report missing money from their EBT accounts.
“Someone took the money off my card way up in New York,” explained Carla Bashir.
Bashir was among several people who showed up at the DHS office on Tuesday to report losses due to fraud, hoping to recoup the money. …