BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Pennsylvania’s unemployment office helped thwart an attempt to illegally obtain unemployment benefits.
A 75-year-old man from Acme said an unknown person somehow gained access to his Social Security number and attempted to file for unemployment benefits through the Pennsylvania Unemployment Office.
State police said the unemployment office notified the victim and stopped the attempt before unemployment benefits could be opened in the victim’s name.State police are investigating.
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