Thousands of NY families are falling victim to EBT card scams

[@sparkleebony]

Who ever made those kids go hungry by stealing the mothers FS should get years in prison for each child that suffered

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

Absolutely

[@meaganvalenti2946]

my child suffers bc we dnt even qualify.

[@john-sp8jk]

Not only children don't forget seniors and disabled people or just poor people in general who rely on SNAP!

[@DebSherr]

Only the lowest of the low would steal food from the mouths of children and people in need. NYC needs to care about this and step up their game!

[@robertbrown4152]

Tell Brett favre this...

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

Amen

[@Townie7177]

This is happening in a lot of states

[@annette1982]

I use my EBT card at 3 regular places all well known supermarkets. It's not right stealing food out of people's mouths.

[@DonnyNoMarie]

Has anyone considered that some of the crimes are inside jobs? Very few people shield their pin numbers. Lots of stores have cameras mounted above their registers. Employees lurking around the self-checkout lanes.

[@marymotherofgod4861]

Yeah I hate when I’m inserting my pin and the cashiers r STARING 👀👀👀👀👀

[@DonnyNoMarie]

@@marymotherofgod4861 I try not to use my debit card. Once a week, I typically withdraw the cash I need for groceries and other items. If I have to use my card in a store, I shield my pin and make sure no one is shoulder surfing. A few days ago, I had to ask a store employee to stop looking over my shoulder!

[@martinaconcepcion2585]

I said the same thing it is a bit coincidence that every EBT benefit money is going to California

[@lovelife7343]

Just the usual way. Card skimmers . I just change my pin with every use.

[@sabriuzeiroski7359]

Federal has to do something to stop this madness they have to make instead pin to do something like without PIN number enterenig

[@mellissanaayed4659]

These scammers ought to be in jail😊

[@Limelite585]

There’s an insider at the snap, benefit place stealing the information

[@lovelife7343]

To many cities and states are affected to be an inside job. It's just skimmers put at grocery stores. Just change your pin after each use. I do it as soon as I'm in my car.

[@tanyabrinkley9268]

DON'T GO TO THESE LITTLE STORES GO TO SUPERMARKETS ONLY!

[@robertbrown4152]

It's not the store it's the people that work at the center...

[@tanyabrinkley9268]

@@robertbrown4152 AND THE STORES AS WELL, EVERY ONE HAS A SECRET ORGANIZATION, SOME ARE CROOKS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO WASH AND HIDE THE MONEY, THEY'RE ALSO REPORTING OF SCANNING MACHINES, AND THE LITTLE STORES HAVE THEM. YES I KNOW WE HAVE CROOKS IN THE CENTER'S AS WELL, BUT IN DUE TIME THEY ALL WILL BE CAUGHT AND PROSECUTED. BUT MAINLY WATCH THE LITTLE STORES WITH THE MACHINES, EVERY SINCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING I STOPPED USING MY CARD A THOSE LITTLE STORE UNTIL THEY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. YOU ARE CORRECT BUT THE STORES HAVE THE SCANNING MACHINE SYSTEM.

[@pineapplesauce7499]

I wouldn't even trust using my regular bank cards at those bodegas. Cash only or nothing 😂

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

@@robertbrown4152 and Ppl who have access to get in to ppl info

[@Iamanitawilliams]

Stop swiping your card everywhere!

[@lovekay5262]

How else are you to use your EBT foodstamps if you don’t swipe

[@DarkenedTributary-po4mv]

These cards don't have the chips or phone wallet compatibility.

[@Gettin2damoney]

Unfortunately that's out the window went to the same two stores skimmed

[@olgatellomorrow5898]

I wrote to the governor of New York State and also to the mayor's office and now I'm going to write to Washington DC ask the president Biden to send the proper authorities to investigate what's going on with the government assistant for the poor people like us

[@karengibson9777]

Who would do such a thing ? Iow life leches stealing from the poor May karma show up & show out on they azz Sick & tired of people doing wrong to people who need so much right Find these people !!

[@robertosmitho2012]

Who?.."Black people",... there's other videos where they show the perpetrator pictures

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

Asap

[@Townie7177]

I live in Massachusetts and I see a lot of store owners who usually are not American go into super markets and clear their shelves of soda and water and Gatorade and use food stamps. Years ago stores or other places would buy food stamps. They had a machine that would turn it into cash but the state caught on and shut all these places down

[@symonelewis1690]

@@robertosmitho2012: Why bring race into this? Please focus on the topic of the video.

[@djtriggamth]

People are going to HELL

[@Gentleseer]

Yes sir,.. and people say the Lord is evil cuz he got a hell to put souls in... he ain't evil it's Justice For The Wicked...

[@joylives_4her668]

I mean the new levels of " LOW" has no word in the Dictionary! I mean why? Why take from people who are already lacking! With this new technology nowadays they are taking any and everything they can! Whoever " They " are! This is beyond sad... 😔 smh

[@lovepeaceunique3905]

Like the reporter said this is the more nasty crime I ever hear. they will go through that, and those criminal have to pay with JAIL GOD please help us

[@crystalclarke1697]

The same thing happened to me 200 in food stamps was taken off my ebt card and they track it down to California I'm still waiting to get the funds back it's sad

[@DonnyNoMarie]

Where was the last place you used your card?

[@normacortes8708]

It happened to me also. I was in Puerto Rico. A friend payed for my trip and when I came backI I was left with $45 for groceries. $200 was taken from me.

[@FANTASY1TV]

Did you ever get your funds back?

[@Anderson.c]

My mother's EBT card fund's we're stolen without them having the card. Some purchases were made in New York. However the DHS worker was able to track and investigate to find out that those purchases was coming from out of state and more than one state too.. My mother was able to get back her monthly Grant funds from the time it occurred. Which is a true blessing to her since she is on a fixed income and retired. All were purchases of $5 and under.

[@trancastore2107]

Hello my it happened to my mom last week. So please tell me what did do , how did you able to get In touch with DHS ?

[@olgatellomorrow5898]

Thank you so much Monica for all you do!!!!💕

[@rogerrosen2323]

dss wont do anything unless nys tells them to no politican can help im in ny and was skimmed

[@rogerrosen2323]

this is 7 months ago still no reimbursement even the gov demands it maybe soon it says no politican can do anything maybe the governor can

[@rogerrosen2323]

yes but we have no action yet the reps cant do anything i cant go to store have to use a credit card till sept

[@rogerrosen2323]

in maryland alot of cash stolen they took out their funds at midnight usually its 500 a day on bank card ebt more i guess just change pin

[@Saxxin1]

Crime doesn't get this bad unless the people in charge want it to.

[@rogerrosen2323]

yes snap is great when you have low income and seniors w low checks thats why we get it pandemic i had 375

[@v.a.993]

Kalil Anderson is the only politician I have heard trying to do something. I do not live in NY. I have heard about these thefts happening in Baltimore, Philly, Chicago etc., and this is the first time I have seen a politician involved. In the other news stories, it is just the victim and reporters speaking, and then generic information from the state's SNAP administrator appears.

[@supernaturallyinclined]

This Has been going on all over the entire country for over a year. Within one year it's expanded from California to all of the United States . It started with a breech in child suopor here in Maryland . Custodial parents like myself had experienced their child support checks being taken for months I believe it started when I switch my card over tomorrow but I mean that's another thing. this was one year ago to the date in November. The state of Maryland gave out one year of free credit monitoring. Later on EBT benefits and social security had started to been stolen here as well. As I started to look ontonit deeper . I mean no harm but it's like the Russian hackers have taken over . And I by that I can say From Maryland a few months before the child support system was hacked the entire city of Baltimore . ( CITY HALL ) had it's government p.

[@redsnoodyy]

Omgg child support as well 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@supernaturallyinclined]

@@redsnoodyy YES . I AM WILLING TO BET ITS ALL STATES IN THE UNION AND FOR OVER A YEAR. WE ARE GOING INTO YEAR NUMBER 2 SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS.

[@shewvank8243]

I believe that it definitely is an inside job. And it has been going throughout all government agencies.

[@1575murray]

It seems to me that a better effort needs to be made to track down the establishments who have skimmers on their card readers and investigate the crooked store owners who are in on this scam and close down their stores permanently and arrest them and bring them to justice. This fraud has to be stopped and law enforcement needs to come to the plate and do its job.

[@TWLogik]

I think it may be an inside job. This is concerning if they are talking about digital currency and these are all benefits connected to government agencies. I think they could at least have a max amount that can be used daily. Don't necessarily think it's skimmers in all places. I think one person in MD said they had chg'd the pswrd on her account where she can chk her benefits.

[@laura7swietek]

This is just 😔

[@ldot8599]

Yes I am from polo grounds and is happening here and don’t like buying in small grocery stores with my ebt card

[@ccvanilla2853]

I had my benefits stolen so much taking and no one help at all. This was staying a shelter. I was waiting for my mail and they stole it and activated it

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

So have I and my job money so I call the fbi and told them I been getting all my money stolen , income tax money aswell I had to tell the FBI I got family that don’t like me and a do anything to get me to suffer I’m not playing I have them investigated a lot of ppl that I know have access to the system data base

[@brownskynn54lucas86]

This Happened To My Son, He Must've Used HIS EBT Card💳 And HIS Cash &SNAP BENEFITS WERE GONE IN LIKE 2-4 HOURS THAT 👎🏾 🤔🤷🏾‍♀️🙄🤦🏾‍♀️😒🤨 SMDH😔😔 DOWN TO ZERO ALL BOUGHT FROM THE SAME STORE🏪 BODEGA IN BROOKLYN(CROWN HEIGHTS) RIGHT DOWN FROM THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE, WE HAD TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPEAK TO SOMEONE LIVE AND CANCEL THE CARD 💳 AND WAIT UNTIL HE GOT ANOTHER ONE; IT'S SAD😢 TO KNOW THAT SCAMMERS ARE ROBBING THE POOR PEOPLE TOO🙄🤦🏾‍♀️😒😒🤨🤨😏😏 YEAH, I KNOW NOW YOU'RE JUST NOT SAFE ANYWHERE, EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SMDH 😔😔😔😏😏😒😒😏😔

[@dwannbrown280]

THIS IS ABOUT THE LOWEST, LOW BUDGET TYPE OF ACT A PERSON CAN COMMIT!!! STEALING FROM PEOPLE, WHO DEPENDS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 😡 SMDH!!!!

[@rogerrosen2323]

yes and huge cash stolen is going ln california

[@jacquelinegarvin4520]

They may have to go back to the food stamp books and start depositing their cash into their personal bank accounts how can you do this to somebody and the bad thing is the people affected benefits won't be replaced.

[@rogerrosen2323]

they wont alot of ebt cash ie stolen also

[@marisolvalez4719]

Put the money back to check form

[@gabbymolina7638]

I think all this scam is coming from the inside welfare office or something. I'm one of the victims just 2 weeks ago I went to Walmart try to purchase food and my balance only said 3.52 cents.someone in New York used all my foodstamps and my cash.its sad because I didn't have food during Christmas or couldn't buy a Christmas present for my kids....I need help

[@king-xerxus7040]

Those same persons who marched to ‘defund’ the police and seen in those videos rummaging and stealing through retail stores and rioting are more than likely also responsible. Can also be an ‘inside job’ too. Some Store owners might be already aware and get a ‘cut’ of the thefts from the criminals. The scammers will never go to prison.

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

Yes they will when it’s government money they shall pay

[@king-xerxus7040]

@@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART only because their not paying taxes that all.

[@realbeautyness25]

AGREED COULD BE A COMBINATION OF THINGS

[@dianaprince9311]

Yep that’s exactly who it is.

[@Townie7177]

@@king-xerxus7040 who isn't paying taxes

[@rosalinejordan1549]

It happened to me and they won’t refund them back to you!!!

[@henrysantos121]

Always too many bullshit, happened in NY Stay safe fellas,

[@formandy22]

I live in California and I had my EBT card wiped out by someone in New York and I've never been to New York so maybe somehow it's happening online

[@jacquelinebrannon1610]

Try changing your PIN number every time you shop for something see if that helps

[@Gettin2damoney]

That's the smartest thing to do and I will be doing that from now on smh

[@peachymeechie1844]

I'm in Indiana and we have tech that's from the stone age here still. Idk what they got in NY but they still use the verifone system in most gas station and convenient stores here. Plus not to mention that in most little stores they got everything behind the glass. So they take your card to swipe and then ask you your pin to put into the machine. If you get in a shady place and somebody really wanted to they could easily rob you when you walk out, and you just told them your pin cuz the people enter it in for you. Not to mention if the worker in the gas wanted to be shady they could just write your number to the card down and type it in and they got your pin cuz you had to tell them in order to use your card at their store. I hate doing that. But when you got your kiddos in there and they're thirsty, hungry, and whining for a snack you just go ahead and do it cuz you don't know what else to do. No to mention all the times that those gas stations charge you tax and they know they're not suppose to. I gave up mentioning it to them because they get really puffy about it. They'll say, " Really it's like 30 cents, are you really trippin' about it?!?!" But if you think that those gas station people click that tax free button when they cash you out and boom tax disappears, and they got 30 cents, but they do that all day long. Imagine how much they got at the end of the day! If they serve 1000 food stamp people, then they've gotten $300!! So yeah! They know it's money to be made. Not to mention if they send your info to their cousin in California or somewhere like that lady said then they've just gotten away with all her stamps. It's sad, and there should be a way to stop it!! I hope they all get their money back, and hope that I never meet the one who does me like that!!

[@ambivertical]

These ppl will burn in hell for their evil selfishness.

[@reality144th]

🤣🤣🤣🤣, yeah right!

[@crystalcox4781]

Why cant charges be traced to see where sales went?

[@rahsunallah2825]

They can, however it takes weeks to investigate before it's replaced.

[@samanthab1923]

Just give them the food money.

[@jamesstpatrick8493]

The state just wants you shop safely and yet single moms and kids are starving cuz the state won't upgrade security and have no customer support

[@lisalong712]

They stole all my food stamps and the cash while I was in the hospital smh I couldn't even pay the cab when I went to the ATM

[@redmondisaiah16]

Just had my foodstamps stolen electronically here in RI. I was so upset because I'm a single father living in a family shelter and now my daughter can't get the foods she like. It's sad that people are that selfish to steal somebody's foodstamps knowing most people have kids to feed.

[@laurawalles5855]

Go in person to request fair hearing at 14 boreum place downtown Brooklyn

[@laurawalles5855]

They can go to fair hearing

[@tiffanydandridge6933]

This just happened to me on August 3 this year and I can not get in contact with nobody. I’m glad i came across this video even tho it’s 8 months ago it’s still happening. At that time when they took my snap benefits I did not have my card on me. My card was cloned and was used in California and they took all the funds in 45 minutes time

[@sheliajohnson4127]

I often wonder if this info is being gotten when people get these free phones they ask for medical, snap,and your ID. Also I've notice that some stores ask you if you want your receipt.

[@peacefaith560]

soo sad , and she got 5 babies ?!!!

[@lovelife7343]

I have a grocery store and my local Walmart in my town that have taken action . They have super glued multiple small objects to their card scanners so skimmers cannot fit over the top of their card scanners. Fortunately they have the swipe readers so this can deter crooks. Unfortunately crooks are now using inserted skimmers there harder to detect.

[@lolol7110]

Amazon is stealing your card information . Amazon is the only service that has your PIN number and your card number . Amazon stole my credit card information from my iPhone wallet and paid for monthly services they said I owe . Ask the people , I guarantee each person has their account on Amazon . Aside from that , no one cam use your card without the PIN number . It’s not a credit card .

[@dianebrady6784]

Thanks for that. Just more validation for why I don't shop Amazon. They sure don't need people's pin numbers.

[@Cat-ys5me]

It's happening to me as well 9 years ago

[@FSX239]

Thanks Monica

[@princ345]

This can be fix

[@hungvan5025]

They stolen all of my EBT food benefit in May of 2023 ,all three charged from Texas Target and Walmart but I live in California . Then We just got stolen again in August 2023 ,this time they use my card in Florida Walmart and Sam Club . I don't understand why our government could not find these thief , may be time the stores should be a blame for that because they didn't secured their machine don't you think ?

[@meaganvalenti2946]

wht about the families that cant even get snap that dont even qualify!! this is wat they live every day with zero relief

[@angeladawson8424]

It may be time to limit up to $100 os so what can be purchased each day. They can get the Providers app and it tells you just minutes after you use it what store it was used in and the amount. Also you could report it lost or stolenand you will get another one sent to your home address. Banks now limit what amount of cash you can withdraw each day. It may be time that the government also limits a certain amount each day that can be used.

[@dianebrady6784]

Sure.. Let's give the scammers even MORE time to steal.

[@olgatellomorrow5898]

I also went to use my card and I don't have nothing to have zero I get a full stamp for $225 I think and I have cereal balance and like you said you can't get in touch with nobody nobody's answering the phone nobody's doing anything I think people should write to Washington to the president and half the IRS investigate what's going on

[@reality144th]

They need to investigate your entire statement, because no one have a clue what you are saying. 🤡

[@bosslady1936]

Who's doing this?

[@PAINTOOKOVERMYHEART]

Ppl with access to the system data basis and the ppl who work in HRA ppl be knowing ppl access to ppl info and they stick together stealing ppls money to go on vacation

[@laurawalles5855]

That happen to some people that is sad

[@Townie7177]

I usually only use mine on Amazon. I barely use the physical card. I had the same pin number forever that when I changed it I kept forgetting it

[@almondeyez_80]

I just had to report my card compromised using Amazon last night $20 was used and I usually get a text message so I did get a text stating $20 was ppl pulled out I called Amazon and they said they don't see any pending transactions on there end so I called my card and they said it was compromised I said really? Why would they take only $20 they said you will be surprised sometimes they will steal a dollar just to see how many times they can do it w/o me noticing.Not a food stamp card mine is a NetSpend card.Now I have to wait 7 to 10 days to use my money for Christmas shopping and can't now bc it's already the 21st smh

[@reginaweston8269]

This got to be an inside job someone knows HRA systems or gives someone hra information. Sad

[@rosalinejordan1549]

Someone in New York stole my stamps and I live in Virginia

[@crystalcox4781]

Every transaction must be recorded like the bank

[@rahsunallah2825]

If your stamps have been stolen file the claim on hra website the same day!they'll replace it within 3 weeks.

[@JoanMcCants-cs9tq]

SHAME !!!

[@SmallPaul.]

Well its fraud theft which means once reported the state should give them it back just like a bank would are these cards not covered under fraud protection

[@alexhill414]

it's not theft if it's under 1000 dollars in a liberal state sorry

[@redsnoodyy]

It’s government money 🙄

[@Yol34_]

Here in Va it happened to me and it was used in NY in Brooklyn

[@shewvank8243]

It happened to me. In October and in November in California.

[@moyocuzo8821]

1 year ago and they still stealing ppl money.

[@virginiapurvis3917]

Ridiculous. When they figure this out, I know it the card readers.

[@lacrews10]

They might need to go back to stamps like the dollar. It's better to have the coupons in this case.

[@reality144th]

Are you serious? What do you think this is Back to the future? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kcstacks9530]

This just happened to me YESTERDAY and I live in NY they don’t even need your physical card

[@SanaaJadeCruz]

Did you get any help? This is the worst scam I've ever heard of stealing from people who can't fight back

[@kcstacks9530]

We are still in the process of filing police reports and going back and forth to HRA basically NO HELP they just keep ping ponging back and forth but NO REAL SOLUTIONS

[@trancastore2107]

My mom card just got hacked last week . She is living in the Bronx . What is the next steps here . Please help

[@phyllisnorris7883]

It happened to me in little rock Arkansas after shopping a Kroger or Edwards food gaint .

[@soniapertor6211]

Our hands slip and yes

[@normacortes8708]

This happened to me. 200 was taken from me. I'm in Philadelphia.

[@lindawelsh1319]

Yes they took my snap in Brooklyn l had to put the card has stolen and went to the snap office they give me a new card and they returned everything to me in 3 weeks I was bless to get it back.

[@lotusflower92]

I live in Texas. This happened to me this month from two different stores. E’s Corner Inc in Philadelphia and Between The Buns New York. A total of $1,000 now. We literally eating noodles over here now! They drained my account in two different transactions. Then when my replacement $ came they did it again before I even got my new card in the mail.

[@kymisbell6278]

Wean is kym isbell get card wean do i

[@dolsiemercado3140]

SMH How awful?

[@josep7831]

It just happend to my wife they took all her FS what can be done help anyone

[@lindawelsh1319]

My suggestion they need to return like in the olding days when they used to give your snap has a book which cash money is printed on it that way there is no electronical transaction

[@quz908]

It's a disgusting crime, robbing the poor. Also, the host interrupts the guests.

[@trancastore2107]

Report to dep of consumer affairs?

[@almondeyez_80]

Love you Monica morales you are the best!!! ❤️

[@josep7831]

They took almost $5k yesterday and its from California its call “Smart Final” they ate in California look into it

[@onigiri2136]

Off topic, but that Man's skin is AMAAAAZING! I need a routine asap 😍

[@laurawalles5855]

Sometimes people don't care at all

[@teomesay7024]

Ummm how do you avoid getting scammed?

[@marisolvalez4719]

This happened to me they took 80 and I live in the bronx the money was withdrawn in Queens city Bank

[@fisherofmenchristianminist2070]

They took all of my benefits I had on my card I had 738.67 on Christmas Eve 2022 I had got some food with it a few days before at Elkin NC Walmart and went to get our Christmas meal on Christmas Eve and all of it was gone.

[@fisherofmenchristianminist2070]

We have 6 kids and it's now hard to feed them for the month they said give the local law enforcement

[@phinguyen4358]

Help me put those crooks go to jail

[@LifewithTahisha]

Somebody in Utica ny got her food stamps taken off her card

[@cheftee8140]

My food stamps were stolen 10/24/23

[@natasharolling4610]

Ca too

[@126677dede]

Organize crime

[@mztrapp4974]

Next...

[@JOHNSONSIM77712]

Yasss

[@traceygeer797]

Go back to paper checks

[@wrightpoe]

None of u people know what y’all talking about y’all all so wrong on ur methods of how u think these people get info

[@soniapertor6211]

No clousre 👁️👁️🇩🇴🇧🇿 and 144 a/c and yes from born 144A

[@giorgosneoptolemou2940]

Stop lears love you 😍

[@robertbrown4152]

Blame people like bret farve and the employee 😂😆!¡

[@martinaconcepcion2585]

I will definitely would love to go on TV Monica why I say that because this is a story and I have tried to get in contact with ABC they told me is not a story I have tried Channel 2 I had no luck I even try Channel 12 no luck because I was scammed from $567.2 cents on August 11th and no one seems to be doing nothing for us the people I myself am disabled I had no choice but to go to pantries I didn't even get emergency food stamps I wish somebody will contact me I have a whole jumbo size Ziploc bag of documents that I did my own homework and all I get is nothing but negative feedback and no help from HRA or the office of temporary disability or the police department because I have police reports that means they took your money and you have to deal with it the president of the United States to really take a look at this there are so many people here in poverty they rely on the EBT benefits SNAP program they need to make that a priority