LINCOLN — The Department of Health and Human Services Division of Children and Family Services is warning the public about a scam targeting Nebraskans that involves Social Services Block Grant funds.
A scammer calls claiming a person won a Social Services Block Grant award yet must pay a transaction fee to receive the award, DHSS said in a press release.
The Administration for Children and Families outlined the details of this scam in a public notice to states and territories, DHHS said.
According to the ACF Office of Community Services, “the perpetrators of this scheme misrepresent themselves as federal agents and contact individuals claiming they won an SSBG award but must pay a transaction fee to claim the award. In some cases, the targets of the fraudulent activity report having paid out amounts totaling $1,000 in credit card payments or more. Most of the individuals affected have incomes that are fixed or limited. Repayment of these debts presents additional hardship to a population already facing difficult circumstances.”
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Common characteristics of the scam include:
- Notices of awards being won may come to the targeted individual via e-mail accounts that have…
