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Insurance Phish?

2/20/2022

 
As an initial PSA, if you are trying to locate the contact information of the Maryland Department of Labor, you can navigate to their official site here: www.labor.maryland.gov/employment/officenum.shtml. 

Nothing is off the table, especially when these scammers target the most vulnerable. This text was received recently and the first red flag here is that I never filed for unemployment, and even if I did I do not reside in Maryland. Additionally, the link is not even a ".com" nor a ".gov" website address. I have never heard of any insurance outreach using a ".net" extension. Lastly, the area code these scammers use is an area code that resides in Florida (the Miami area). Why would I contact a random number in Florida for a Maryland issue? I urge people to be cautious and careful - this is fraud and impersonation of a critical service offered by the Maryland Department of Labor.

"DoNot-reply Your [STATE] BEACON Unemployment Insurance Claim account is currently on hold verify now by clicking the link [LINK] Or Text 'READY' To Via [PHONE NUMBER]"
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