The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline for many low-income families in the United States. However, the program has become a target for scammers who exploit its ...

Law enforcement officials are warning of a scam targeting SNAP recipients. A fraudulent text claims recipients qualify for $1,000 emergency food relief. Residents are urged not to click links or share ...

As the SNAP program suspension continues due to the ongoing government shutdown, scammers are trying to take advantage of people. A text scam has been making its way around the country, and now it’s ...

(NEXSTAR) – Officials across several U.S. states are warning against a rise in scams that leave SNAP beneficiaries without any money in their account and no other way to buy groceries. One mom in ...

More than 25,000 low income Oklahoma households experienced fraud by having their benefits stolen last year, according to the state. The federal government replaced more than $11 million worth of ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Government impostor scams are highly prevalent and pose a significant threat to consumers and businesses. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), government ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - State DATCP officials say scammers are impersonating the Wisconsin food-share mobile app called ebtEDGE. The app is used to navigate SNAP food assistance benefits. The fake ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Officials are warning Kentuckians about a rise in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) scams. The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services said EBT phishing ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the country's biggest food-benefit program, according to the USDA. In 2023, an average of 42.1 million people received monthly SNAP benefits.

Scammers are using the recent chaos and uncertainty around federal food benefits to steal people’s money, according to state officials. Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said this week that her ...

MINDEN, La. - More than a thousand SNAP recipients in the Minden area may have been victims of a large-scale skimming incident. Minden police said it learned of the incident at a local store affecting ...