Fraud Alerts
Watch out for fraudulent websites, phishing attempts, or scams posing as the unemployment insurance office and report them as soon as possible. Please see the alerts issued nationwide about fraudulent attempts to gain claimant information.
Justice Department Warns About Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites - March 4, 2021: The Department of Justice has received reports that fraudsters are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce agency (SWA) websites, for the purpose of unlawfully capturing consumers’ personal information.
- Fraudulent social media pages mimicking state workforce pages - The National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force (NUIFTF) also reports that state workforce social media pages are being created to execute numerous phishing attempts from social media users.
Report fraudulent websites, phishing attempts, callers impersonating the unemployment insurance department, etc. here:
The following links are resources for filing a complaint online:
MAILING ADDRESS
Iowa Workforce Development
Attn: Fraud
1000 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Individual