{"id":3290,"date":"2024-10-30T09:12:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/healthynyc\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:12:28","slug":"thousands-of-nyc-snap-recipients-report-stolen-benefits-amid-rising-card-skimming-scams-at-local-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/healthynyc\/thousands-of-nyc-snap-recipients-report-stolen-benefits-amid-rising-card-skimming-scams-at-local-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of NYC SNAP Recipients Report Stolen Benefits Amid Rising Card-Skimming Scams at Local Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/writers\/asar.john\">Asar John<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across New York City, thousands of recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have reported that their benefits were stolen, often leaving them without funds for groceries, sometimes for up to two months.<\/p>\n<p>Many Brooklyn residents who spoke to BK Reader about their experience suspect that their SNAP information may have been zapped at local grocery stores and delis. The theft occurs when a customer swipes their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card through a payment device that is bugged with a card skimmer, sometimes stealing all or most of the card\u2019s balance.<\/p>\n<p>Since August of 2023, the city received about 110,000\u00a0theft claims, according to a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n<p>Crown Heights resident Mark Addison said when he tried using his card one day in August, the transaction was denied as there were no funds remaining. That\u2019s when he caught wind of two unknown transactions for $62.54 and $25.87, with the location of the transaction listed as a grocery store in Palatine, Ill. Addison suspects his card was skimmed at a local neighborhood deli, as that was the last place he used the card before the money went missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cke_widget_wrapper cke_widget_block cke_widget_image\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-cke-widget-wrapper=\"1\" data-cke-filter=\"off\" data-cke-display-name=\"image\" data-cke-widget-id=\"0\" aria-label=\"mark_addison_snap image widget\">\n<figure class=\"figure cke_widget_element\" data-cke-widget-data=\"%7B%22hasCaption%22%3Atrue%2C%22src%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmcdn.ca%2Ff%2Ffiles%2Fbkreader%2Fimport%2Fmark_addison_snap.jpeg%3Bw%3D960%22%2C%22alt%22%3A%22mark_addison_snap%22%2C%22width%22%3A%22%22%2C%22height%22%3A%22%22%2C%22imgid%22%3A%22file-3810701%22%2C%22figwidth%22%3A%22%22%2C%22lock%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22none%22%2C%22classes%22%3A%7B%7D%7D\" data-cke-widget-upcasted=\"1\" data-cke-widget-keep-attr=\"0\" data-widget=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"file-3810701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/import\/mark_addison_snap.jpeg;w=960\" alt=\"mark_addison_snap\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/import\/mark_addison_snap.jpeg;w=960\" \/><figcaption class=\"cke_widget_editable\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-cke-widget-editable=\"caption\" data-cke-enter-mode=\"2\" data-cke-filter=\"52\" data-cke-display-name=\"caption\">Mark Addison. Photo: Asar John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"cke_reset cke_widget_drag_handler_container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"cke_reset cke_widget_drag_handler\" title=\"Click and drag to move\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" data-cke-widget-drag-handler=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI filled out the affidavit for everything and still haven\u2019t seen anything yet,\u201d said Addison, 52, about his attempt to be reimbursed.<\/p>\n<p>He said he\u2019s aware the process to get his money back may take a while, as this is the second time his funds were stolen. Going to get the card replaced at the New York City Department of Social Services in Downtown Brooklyn is quite gruelling, Addison said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get there you could be 20 people deep standing in line and you have to go from window to window, very much so like the DMV,\u201d said Addison, referring to the Department of Motor Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Addison is not alone. In February, two men who worked at the Throop Farm Market\u00a0in Bedford-Stuyvesant were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/two-brooklyn-men-charged-with-stealing-20-million-in-snap-benefits-8370945\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/two-brooklyn-men-charged-with-stealing-20-million-in-snap-benefits-8370945\">charged<\/a>\u00a0for stealing about $20 million from SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p>And in Gravesend\u00a0and Bensonhurst, some residents who were recently scammed went straight to the office of Assemblyman William Colton for\u00a0assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The office is staffed with translators that can assist residents with their case claims, as many of Colton\u2019s constituents only speak Mandarin or Cantonese. Su J. Zhu, a 76 year-old victim, reported her case to the assemblyman\u2019s office after a friend informed her about the services provided there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to go to the SNAP Benefits Center because I can\u2019t speak English,\u201d said Zhu, through a Cantonese translator at the assemblyman\u2019s office. \u201cHere, Asian people can speak their language and get help to translate or use the computer to translate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once the office reports the claim, the recipient\u2019s card is canceled and a new card is issued by mail to their home address. After they receive the new card, the recipient can take it down to the assemblyman\u2019s office to activate it and set protections on the card, such as blocking online and out-of-state purchases that can be made by scammers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore coming to the office, I was worried that my benefits would just be stolen again, but now I feel more comfortable using it,\u201d said Zhu, after enabling the protections on the new card.<\/p>\n<p>Ye Qing Li, 72, also relies on SNAP benefits for her grocery shopping and sought assistance from the office almost immediately on Sept. 3, after realizing $224.81 were stolen from her card, leaving nothing but 50 cents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat morning I swiped it [my card] and saw the funds went to different locations, like Chicago and Pennsylvania,\u201d said Li, who then had to rely on her son to buy groceries for her, since she uses the card about three times a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause these are people that are very low income, it\u2019s a very frightening experience for someone who is depending upon the money on this EBT card, then suddenly finds the money is no longer there,\u201d said Assemblyman Colton.<\/p>\n<p>The assemblyman\u2019s office has been able to assist over 60\u00a0district constituents since the summer, when\u00a0initial theft cases were reported in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, state Senator Roxanne Persaud, who represents neighborhoods in eastern Brooklyn, is pushing to change the card technology from using a magnetic strip to a chip,\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/snap-card-skimming-scam-nyc\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/snap-card-skimming-scam-nyc\/\">she told CBS New York<\/a>\u00a0in June.<\/p>\n<p>Addison, who said the government should use more secure technology, admits some kind of risk will still exist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs technology advances and as AI advances, it\u2019s only going to be a week after that until they [scammers] can figure out what you&#8217;ve done security-wise,\u201d said Addison, saying the convenience of card tap technology can also be problematic.<\/p>\n<p>Seniors are especially vulnerable to online scams and may not have the ability to quickly fix any issues online, said City Council Member Susan Zhuang. The Human Resources Administration needs to implement measures that automatically lock SNAP spending for out-of-state and online transactions, she added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such a safeguard would significantly reduce the risk of unauthorized use and help prevent further financial hardship for those reliant on these essential benefits,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>City residents who suspect SNAP fraud can make a claim online\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.311.nyc.gov\/article\/?kanumber=KA-01611\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/portal.311.nyc.gov\/article\/?kanumber=KA-01611\">here<\/a>; call\u00a0(718) 557-1399 between 7:00am and 5:00pm Monday &#8211; Friday; or mail in their complaint to\u00a0BFI Complaint Unit, 375 Pearl Street, 23rd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10038.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget-dfp gam widget-inject widget-inject-centre widget-injected\" data-id=\"964618\" data-widget=\"41\" data-per=\"100\" data-min=\"200\" data-path=\"\/21842630800\/NET_Inline3\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-targeting=\"[]\" data-dim-m=\"[[300, 250], [320, 320], [300, 600], 'fluid']\" data-dim-t=\"[[300, 250], [320, 320], [300, 600], 'fluid']\" data-dim-d=\"[[300, 250], [320, 320], [300, 600], 'fluid']\" data-size=\"[[300, 250], [320, 320], [300, 600], 'fluid']\">\n<div class=\"slot slot-widget slot-show slot-viewed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Asar John Across New York City, thousands of recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have reported that their benefits were stolen, often leaving them without funds for groceries, sometimes for up to two months. 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