We was robbed

[drakeshooter]

Again and again. But don’t worry, the IRS is ramping up enforcement on those with $600 VENMO transactions and will recoup it for us.

Among the ripest targets for the cybertheft have been jobless programs. The federal government cannot say for sure how much of the more than $900 billion in pandemic-related unemployment relief has been stolen, but credible estimates range from $87 billion to $400 billion — at least half of which went to foreign criminals, law enforcement officials say.

Those staggering sums dwarf, even on the low end, what the federal government spends every year on intelligence collection, food stamps or K-12 education.

‘Easy money’: How international scam artists pulled off an epic theft of Covid benefits

Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Tankt]

Infuriating to say the least

 

[Nock]

Not stolen if you give it away.

 

[TripleGee]

Our government is so effin effed up. Government can do NOTHING right as we all know. Especially our current administration. Geeze, this is ludicrous and criminal. WOnder if there will end up being a backdoor funnel back to certain individuals currently benefiting fro "US Aid packages"?

 

[KYote-Krusher]

Not stolen if you give it away.

You have to wonder if some of "OUR" government employees who were responsible for handing out those checks didn't alert one or more of their friends to the ease with which they could get on the recipient list and maybe get a little "kick-back" for that information??

Nahhhh ... nobody in "OUR" government would do a thing like that. 🙄

 

[120+]

This article was from August 2021 but this is the first time hearing about it for me.

 

[drakeshooter]

Well here’s a fresh one for you, they linked the old story below this one.

Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in over a dozen states, according to the Secret Service.

Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits

The theft of state unemployment funds is the first pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[120+]

Well here’s a fresh one for you, they linked the old story below this one.

Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits

The theft of state unemployment funds is the first pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly.

www.nbcnews.com

I'm saying it's been hush hush. Guess they are embarrassed.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Not ashamed ,just money for the big guy

 

[High Rack]

This is an 08-09 do over, same thing then as now. When uncle Sucker tells the masses that they are going to release Billions, other counties people listen cuz they know how incompetent our government is when they are throwing that many Dolla's around......Easy Pickens for those willing to risk it.

 

[EC]

When they get this digital money installed, they’ll just sweep out of your account without telling you. But just keep taking it…so you’ll own nothing and be happy.

You’ll probably start seeing this coming off next year. That’s what Davos resolved recently.

 

[EC]

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CBDCs(digital money)Are Coming: The Final Nail in the Illusion of Freedom’s Coffin​

CBDCs Are Coming: The Final Nail in the Illusion of Freedom’s Coffin

Central Bank Digital Currencies are the last nail in the coffin of the illusion of freedom. Once they are implemented

discernreport.com

So why will you need banks?Your “government” will be your bank.

They will own everything. Including your house when you can’t spend 100k+ to get your house fixed up to meet your new environmental requirements. But, don’t worry, it’s for the earth…and their control.