The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) says it has received reports of text messages claiming to be from Washington eServices inviting you to click on a link.
The text message says that your eServices account needs
your “immediate” attention (misspelling the word immediate).
ESD notes that it will not ask for information on
social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, etc. Apparently,
it has received reports of scammers making realistic looking Facebook pages for
state agencies. The scammers lead claimants to emails or web pages that ask for
private, secure information.
ESD also will not ask for,
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Credit card or bank account information.
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The Social Security numbers for your
family members.
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Gift cards or to make payments over the
phone.
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Your account login/password or access to
eServices.
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Your Social Security number over email. They
will ask for it over the phone and on eServices. If you do not want to give
your full Social Security number, ESD will accept your last 4 digits.
ESD recommends that you,
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Be careful of fake ESD websites. ESD
official websites include ESD: esd.wa.gov, ESD eServices: secure.esd.wa.gov and
WorkSource: WorkSourceWA.com.
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Be aware of the current known scams.
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Remember that applying for unemployment benefits
is free. ESD will not charge you to apply for your unemployment benefits.
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Do not respond to text messages asking for
information for your unemployment claim. ESD does not correspond via text
message.
Seattle Times:
Employment Security Department:
https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/unemployment-scams
https://twitter.com/ESDwaWorks/status/1367527909964066816?s=20
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