The Kansas Department of Labor is once again warning residents about a fraudulent SMS phishing attempt is being distributed on mobile devices. These texts are not from the KDOL.
As a reminder, KDOL will never ask for a full Social Security Number over text message or e-mail. The agency is working with law enforcement and is investigating these fraudulent texts. Kansas, along with every other state, is seeing a spike in Identity Theft related to Unemployment Claims.
Anyone who receives one of these texts, is asked to avoid clicking on any links and delete it immediately. If a person has clicked on a link, then a claimant should log into her or his GetKansasBenefits.gov portal from a secure device and double check that login and bank account information has not been changed. As a precaution, claimants should also change their password. If they suspect their account has been victimized, they should report it to KDOL through the web portal, or by calling the KDOL contact center.
Anyone can report identity theft at ReportFraud.ks.gov.




