Has anybody else been hit with a fraudulent unemployment claim on their work history to get the COVID bonus bucks? I was just notified by HR yesterday that they had received a claim from OESC against my employment record. They called to confirm I was not the claimant which I wasn't because I retired in February 2020, just before the craziness began. I have since returned to that employer on a part-time basis per an agreement when I retired.
Yesterday's phone call seemed so random yet just a couple of inquiries turned up two former colleagues who were also hit. The HR lady gave me a link to OESC to report the fraud and they are, of course, denying/contesting the claim as being fraudulent.
I now also have to alert the credit reporting agencies which is another huge headache. I used to be a member of LifeLock but that got terribly expensive. This may make me regret leaving them.
Yesterday's phone call seemed so random yet just a couple of inquiries turned up two former colleagues who were also hit. The HR lady gave me a link to OESC to report the fraud and they are, of course, denying/contesting the claim as being fraudulent.
I now also have to alert the credit reporting agencies which is another huge headache. I used to be a member of LifeLock but that got terribly expensive. This may make me regret leaving them.
