Unemployed Florida worker says account changed, funds redirected

After taking months to navigate the troubled unemployment benefits system in Florida, many are now facing a new problem -- online thieves redirecting payments.

ALL THE PROBLEMS WITHUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFTS IN FLORIDA- THEFT.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S MATT SCZESNY EXPLAINSHOW A MAN SAYS HE LOST MONEYHE DESPERATELY NEEDED.400“THERE WAS NOACKNOWLEDGMENT OR ANYTHINGTHEY SAID WELL DID YOU CHANGEIT I SAID NO” ROBERT NOBREGASAYS HE TRIED TO TELL THESTATEÃTHE ACCOUNT WHERE HISUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WEREGOING IS NOT HIS.

HE SAYS MORETHAN THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS &OVER A MONTH OF PAYMENTS MEANTFOR HIM WAS STOLEN ONLINE.

250“APPARENTLY SOMEBODY WENT INTOMY ACCOUNT CHANGED MY BANKACCOUNT NUMBER DID NOT TELL MEDID NOT EMAIL ME NO PHONE CALLTEXT WHATEVER IT MAY BE I JUSTTHINK THAT S TERRIBLE SECURITYSYSTEM BY THE DEO” WE TRIEDTO REACH DEOÃTHE DEPARTMENTOF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYÃANDTHEY TELL US THEY ARE LOOINGINTO THE CASE.

120930“IF WECATCH THE PERSON, WE CAN PUTTHEM AWAY FOR YEARS INPRISON” PALM BEACH COUNTYSTATE ATTORNEY DAVE AARONBERGHOWEVER SAYS THE TRICK ISFINDING THESE CRIMINALS WHOTYPICALLY OPERATE OUT OF THECOUNTRY.

120904“CORONAVIRUSDOES PROVIDE THEM WITH ANOPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU HAVEALL THESE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKSGOING OUT AND ITTHE INTERNET” AND ROBERT ISNOW LEFT WAITINGÃPENDING ANINVESTIGATION AND HIS ACCOINTFROZEN.

924“THATHOPING TO BRING ATTENTION TOTHIS STORY BECAUSE PEOPLE IN AWORSE SITUATION THAN MINE CANBE WAITING AND WAITING ANDNOTHING COMING” IIN WPB, MS,WPTV NC 5.<<*VO US ONE DAY CV GLOBARECOR* ANOTHER NEW MILESTONE