Wisconsin Department of Health Services




News Release





*For Immediate Release*

March 13, 2023
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683

DHS Investigating FoodShare Benefits Scam

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is investigating a scam that targets FoodShare members through fake text messages. DHS is alerting members to take steps now to protect their benefits.

?It is alarming that scammers are going after public benefits like FoodShare that people rely on to feed themselves and their families,? said DHS Inspector General Anthony Baize. ?We encourage FoodShare members to understand how to protect their benefits from these increasingly sophisticated scams and to report them when they happen.?

The DHS investigation is based on complaints from concerned FoodShare members about a scam instructing them to call a phone number to confirm their account and personal identification numbers (PINs) to avoid having benefits locked. Scammers then use this information to access and steal the benefits.

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