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Posted: 8:04 PM Sep 20, 2008
Food Stamps Scam
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is warning people who receive food stamps to watch out for a scam.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is warning people who receive food stamps to watch out for a scam.
The department said Saturday that people are canvassing neighborhoods without power and posing as county employees seeking to provide assistance with replacement benefits. The scammers are asking people for their dates of birth and Social Security numbers.
The official department form for replacement benefits only asks for a name, address and the reason for seeking the benefits.
The department says anyone approached and asked for sensitive information should refuse and report the incident to law enforcement.
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Posted by: john
on Sep 23, 2008 at 08:36 PM
The sate should stop welfare and food stamps and every other entitlement they GIVE AWAY. It sickens me. Lets go back to the old days were the church or community took care of it's own.
Posted by: leigh
on Sep 23, 2008 at 03:54 PM
To lyn.. that may be the case in Ohio, but in KY it doesn't matter if you work or not to receive food stamps or medical (i know because i work for the food stamp office)
Posted by: lyn
on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:48 AM
To Anonymous Before you start spilling from your mouh do some research. If you are recieving Foodstamps, medicial card are a able body then you either have or trying to get employment if not then what you recieve in those benifits you work out at any work site if not you will not recieve the benifits.I recieve foodstamps work 40 hours and some overtime when I am asked I have children I pay my taxes it isnt like in your day when people actually did nothing and recieved a check,foodstamps and watched tv all the time...
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