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Parker Couple Receives 19 Unemployment Debit Cards In The Mail
"We went to our mailbox, brought out multiple envelopes, they all seem to be from the same place," said Cari Smith.
By Shawn Chitnis
August 4, 2020
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PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A couple received 19 envelopes with U.S. Bank Reliacards over the weekend at their home, each with different names listed under their address. They did not apply for unemployment leading the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to suspect this is another example of fraud, which is on the rise during the pandemic.
“We went to our mailbox, brought out multiple envelopes, they all seem to be from the same place,” said Cari Smith. “Obviously, they’re different people.”
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Smith and her husband were caught off guard by the discovery on Saturday at their home. All 19 debit cards arrived in one day, none before or since then. Neither of them have any reason to be in the database for unemployment claims so they’re concerned why their address showed up as a location for delivery.
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