ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ employees received from Kathy Nesbitt, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ System vice president of administration, regarding a recent rise in fraudulent unemployment claims. For the Boulder campus, here is what you need to know:Ìý
What are fraudulent unemployment claims?
The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has seen a rise in fraudulent unemployment claims attempting to exploit the overall increase in unemployment insurance claims associated with COVID-19.
This widespread fraud scheme involves unemployment claims filed using another person’s identity. Many victims are alerted to this identity theft by receiving a U.S. Bank ReliaCard in the mail when they have not filed for unemployment.
Did ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ have an information breach?
This identity theft scam has affected Coloradans around the state, and we’ve heard from University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ faculty and staff who have been targeted in this scheme. This fraud is not connected to a breach or compromise of University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ systems. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ was not the source of the data breach that resulted in this scam.
How is ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder assisting faculty and staff that experience unemployment fraud?
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Human Resources has put together guidance and has been working with faculty and staff that experience unemployment fraud. View the Unemployment Identity Fraud: What you need to know for steps to take if you suspect or experience unemployment fraud.
