The Nelsonville Police Department has learned from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services that criminals across the country are targeting SNAP and cash assistance recipients by stealing benefit card information through a scheme known as skimming. Skimming is where criminals attach a device to a legitimate card reader to collect credit card information. The Nelsonville Police Department currently has not had any reports on this issue but wanted to make sure that the public is aware of the issue.
The Athens County Department of Job and Family Services customers experiencing skimmed benefits or loss of benefits can stop at any of the agency’s locations for paperwork to assist in reporting and recovering the benefits.
-10 West Washington Street, Nelsonville
-13183 State Route 13, Millfield
-510 West Union Street, Athens
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services recommend you immediately—and regularly—change your PIN by going to your SNAP or cash assistance benefits page, or by calling 1-866-386-3071 for SNAP and 1-866-320-8822 for cash cards. Follow the prompts to change your PIN. Again, be aware of criminals using skimming to steal your EBT card information and consider changing your PIN by going to your benefits page, or by calling 1-866-386-3071 for SNAP and 1-866-320-8822 for cash cards and following the prompts to change your PIN.
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