To request a replacement card for a lost, stolen, damaged, or undelivered card, call EBT Customer Service at 1-888-356-3281, or log in to your MyACCESS account: MyACCESS (myflfamilies.com). For information and resources on how to proactively protect your SNAP funds, please visit EBT Transaction Protection and Security | Florida DCF ...

Thieves use the fake cards to purchase food and beverages from SNAP-authorized stores using stolen SNAP benefits. Card skimming can also happen to people using a magnetic stripe to make purchases with a credit or debit card.

FNS provides significant support to its state SNAP agency partners in fulfilling their responsibilities to prevent, identify, and hold those accountable who commit recipient fraud. For example, FNS developed the SNAP Fraud Framework , a toolkit of evidence-based strategies to combat fraud.

Mar 28, 2024 · You should report concerns about possible fraud in FNS nutrition assistance programs by contacting the relevant state/territorial agency. The following map includes relevant contact information for each state and territory.

California has experienced an increase in Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) theft. If you think your benefits may have been stolen, please report the theft and request a replacement EBT card immediately.

Learn about scams targeted at Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cardholders, how you can protect your benefits, and how to have stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Temporary Assistance (TA) cash benefits replaced.

Apr 9, 2025 · But the problem is much bigger than a few card skimmers and stores. Scammers got about $535 from Driskell, but an Atlanta News First investigation found they’ve secured a total of $346 million in taxpayer dollars from SNAP cards in 2024 alone.. Data provided by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the EBT program funding, shows a drastic increase in recent EBT fraud across ...

2 days ago · Jessica Lockhart, a victim of SNAP benefits fraud, expressed her distress over the situation. "I'm sad. I'm heartbroken. Because how do I explain that to my kid? I'm sorry, son," she said.

Apr 4, 2024 · Marian Dogaru, Catalan Craciun, Vasile Ionita, Andrei Cristian Geangasau, Domitru Ducila Unguru, Roberto Calin and Razvan Iulian Gaspar are charged with stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account information and making fraudulent cash withdrawals at ATMs using that stolen EBT information.

Dec 10, 2022 · Hidden skimming devices are being placed on card-swiping machines near cash registers to steal SNAP funds from electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, cards. The devices are often plastic keypad...