Scam targets Idaho unemployment claimants

The Idaho Department of Labor is investiating a scam in which jobless benefit claimants — and possibly others — are receiving emails from an out-of-state firm called Unemployment Assist. The emails solicit personally identifiable information to initiate or complete claims for unemployment insurance benefits.

The emails are from info@unemployment-assist.com with the subject line of: Verification Required: 2nd Request. The department warns email recipients to not click on the links contained in the message.

All unemployment insurance claims must be filed directly with the department.

This story was originally published November 19, 2015 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Scam targets Idaho unemployment claimants."