Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history.

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How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic <[link removed]> Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest fraud wave in history. by Cezary Podkul

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