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Scammers continue to target Colorado unemployment claimants using fake websites, emails, text messages, and automated phone calls in an effort to compromise claimants’ accounts and steal unemployment benefits. Be on the lookout for scams and always make sure to follow these best practices:

As you may know, scammers across the globe continue to target unemployment claimants here in Colorado as well as other states. Last year, many of those scams focused on filing fraudulent unemployment claims using stolen personal information. Now, many scammers have instead begun attempting to steal login information in order to compromise legitimate unemployment claims and redirect benefit payments.

We’re continuing to closely monitor scams targeting Colorado unemployment claimants. As we’ve communicated before, scammers are using sophisticated phishing attacks including fake websites to try to trick Coloradans into giving up personal information, including Social Security numbers and passwords, in order to hijack claims and redirect benefit payments.

We’re continuing to closely monitor scams targeting Colorado unemployment recipients, and just this week, we’ve shut down multiple fake websites posing as MyUI+ login pages to trick claimants into entering personal information like Social Security numbers and passwords. Please be careful about clicking links in emails and text messages. Entering personal information like your Social Security number or MyUI+ password into a scam website will allow a scammer to take over your claim and intercept your benefits.

Did you know that if you have been unable to pay your rent due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency assistance is available? The Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) can help renters as far back as April 2020. Help can include past due, current, and two additional months of expected rent costs. After the initial assistance, you can apply for additional assistance, if funds are still available.

As you may know, last week Governor Jared Polis announced Colorado Jumpstart, a new monetary incentive program designed to support unemployed Coloradans as they return to work. Under this program, Colorado unemployment claimants currently receiving either state unemployment benefits or Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits may be eligible to receive an incentive payment of $1,200 to $1,600 if they return to work between May 16 and June 26, 2021.

Unfortunately, scammers are continuing to aggressively target Colorado unemployment recipients with scam texts and emails designed to trick you into giving up personal information. 

This is an official communication from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Unemployment Insurance Division. With COVID-19 restrictions easing across much of the state, businesses across Colorado are increasing staffing and providing more opportunities for Coloradans to return to work.

Unfortunately, scammers are continuing to prey on Colorado unemployment recipients by posing as CDLE. Some claimants have reported receiving text messages purporting to be from CDLE directing claimants to log into their account to “activate new features.

As you know, you are required to participate in and complete work search activities each week in order to maintain your eligibility to receive unemployment benefits.