County officials say criminals have drained accounts of thousands of San Diegans' EBT cards using sophisticated skimming technology.
It’s been a struggle for Kiki Turner since she lost her job in May. She’s a single mom of two.
She quickly filed a police report and a report with the county and took all the steps they asked her to, but her claim was denied. The letter came back saying it was her card that was used, she was shocked because the card was used in Fullerton at the exact time she tried to use it in San Diego according to the record on her account.By this time it was weeks later with no answers and no money.
San Diego County said this is being done by an organized crime ring. The State of California has issued a warning saying theft is up 4,000% with EBT cards. The main way criminals are draining funds is by usingon top of ATM and point of sale devices to clone the cards. So far 3,983 people in San Diego have been victims of this crime, the most vulnerable who rely on this card to buy food and secure shelter. Every county in the state has been affected.
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