The Kansas Department of Labor launched a new website Tuesday that helps people report identity theft fraud during the COVID-19 outbreak.The KDOL says scammers are filing fraudulent claims by using names and personal information of people who have not lost their jobs.People often don’t know they’ve had a claim made on their behalf until they get a determination letter in the mail or their employer contacts them.The KDOL said it has stopped about 45,000 ID theft related fraudulent claims since the outbreak started and it’s adding more people to investigate fraud and using new technology to stop the bad claims.But they need your help, which is why this new website was launched.

The Kansas Department of Labor launched a new website Tuesday that helps people report identity theft fraud during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The KDOL says scammers are filing fraudulent claims by using names and personal information of people who have not lost their jobs.

People often don’t know they’ve had a claim made on their behalf until they get a determination letter in the mail or their employer contacts them.

The KDOL said it has stopped about 45,000 ID theft related fraudulent claims since the outbreak started and it’s adding more people to investigate fraud and using new technology to stop the bad claims.

But they need your help, which is why this new website was launched.

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