TOPEKA —The Kansas Department is warning the public they they have discovered a fraudulent "Get Kansas Benefits website." The department is working with law enforcement, including the FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Attorney's office, the Department of Labor's Inspector General and others to investigate the site and track the fraudsters.
The only legitimate websites for the Kansas Dept. of Labor are: Main site: http://dol.ks.gov Unemployment Benefit Site: http://GetKansasBenefits.gov PUA Benefit Site: http://PUA.GetKansasBenefits.gov
Kansas, along with every other state, is seeing a spike in Identity Theft related to Unemployment Claims. Nationally, Unemployment-related identity theft is costing taxpayers over $26 billion. If you or somebody you know has been the victim of Identity Theft, please report it here.