Everyone in the state of Illinois with a Social Security number is at risk for having their identity stolen, but two age groups get targeted aggressively and seemingly endlessly---the very young and the very old.
With some of the added pandemic unemployment benefits expiring, more and more Illinois residents are looking to get back into the workforce. Seeing a big opportunity to enrich themselves at the expense of others has brought out the scammers.
I know what you're thinking. You want to know what "may see less" actually means. Does it mean that the calls will be cut in half? Less than that? Well...
Federal authorities nabbed the Illinois and Texas based conspirators but not before their scam raked in millions in relief, meant for small business owners.