South Carolinians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will soon notice enhanced safety measures to prevent fraud. The state Department of Social Services announced the new protective measures Wednesday.
On Tuesday, April 28, DSS will begin blocking all out-of-state and online Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transactions which will automatically place EBT cards in a “Block High Risk Transactions” status. This status will prevent the completion of out-of-state and online purchases. All in-state purchases will continue to process normally.
To complete an out-of-state or online transaction, cardholders must first unlock their accounts through the EBT Cardholder Portal, the ConnectEBT Mobile App, or by calling 800-554-5268.
Additional information about the new EBT fraud-prevention features can be found on the SCDSS website.
This category refers to crimes committed by employees or insiders against their own organizations. It is often the most damaging because the perpetrator has authorized access to systems.
- Asset Misappropriation: The most common form, involving the theft of company resources. This ranges from simple “skimming” (taking cash before it’s recorded) to complex schemes involving the theft of inventory or intellectual property.
- Payroll Fraud: Employees may create “ghost employees” on the system, falsify their own timesheets to claim unworked overtime, or divert salary payments to their own accounts.
- Financial Statement Fraud: Management deliberately misrepresents the company’s financial health by inflating revenue or hiding liabilities to attract investors or meet performance bonuses.