Chesapeake Mother loses Snap benefits for card fraud – 13newsnow.com wvec

Chesapeake, Washington – Tuesday morning, the mother of Chesapik, who wanted to remain anonymous, turned to 13news now after she realized that her advantages to click for February had been stolen.

When the woman checked her EBT card in the morning, she saw that there were only $ 200 left for the month.

She immediately ran to the grocery store, hoping to use what she had left before the scammer uses the rest of the funding.

By the time Mom Chesapeake finds all her groceries and went to check, the cashier said she was left with only $ 23 on the card and could not afford to buy food for her three children.

“I just cried at the grocery store. I had to leave all my groceries there and it was the most awkward part because you have people who look at you, “she said.

Then she contacted her social worker as well as 211 to see if she had any way to return the funds. Unfortunately, they informed her that there was no way to regain any of the benefits of clicking this month.

According to the Ministry of Social Services of Virginia (VDSS), the US Aid Act, which was signed in law on December 21 last year, does not allow the replacement of SNAP benefits that were stolen due to fraud, such as federal skimming or cloning funding. The community may replace funding, but VDSS has said they are currently not funding to replace any benefits.

The social worker turned the woman to food banks for help. For the rest of the month, this is what the woman should now rely on because of the fraud.

“I don’t even have the money to get even my children right now,” she explained.

Elizabeth Carter of the Better Business Bureau has said fraud with an EBT card had been a problem. She said she hoped that there would be more in the future to prevent difficult cases like these.

“Indeed, ask them to look at the heavy placement of these chips in EBT cards because they are not there, so unfortunately the people who use these cards should spend a finger,” “” said Carter.

EBT takes advantage of fraud or even any credit card fraud can happen for a number of reasons, so always double readers to check the cards and be cautious when entering information about the card online.

If you encounter EBT fraud benefits, the Virginia Ministry of Social Services says to take action immediately by immediately changing the PIN on your card and contacting local law enforcement authorities to submit a report on the stolen compensation.

The Virginia Social Services Department also says they have implemented a new lock and unlock feature into the Connectebt app, which allows customers to “lock” their card when it is not used as another form of SNAP advantages.