What is public assistance fraud?
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Public assistance fraud is intentionally lying about income or circumstances in order to receive benefits, and/or the failure to reveal information which affects eligibility for benefits
What are the different types of public assistance fraud?
- Child care provider fraud - for example, a provider billing the county for child care services that weren't provided
- Child care assistance fraud
- SNAP recipient fraud --for example, a person failing to report income or employment, or a person failing to report their spouse/significant other in the home
- SNAP store fraud - for example, a storeowner knowingly accepting SNAP benefits in exchange for alcohol, tobacco, or other non-food items
- Medicaid Provider fraud - for example, a doctor's office billing Medicaid for services that were not performed
- Medicaid recipient fraud
- OWF (Cash Assistance) recipient fraud
Who can report public assistance fraud?
- ANYONE can report public assistance fraud anonymously to LCJFS
How can I report public assistance fraud?
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E-mail us by selecting the Fraud Department on the following link: http://www.lcdjfs.com/contact-us
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E-mail the State clicking the following link: Report Fraud | Job and Family Services
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Print off the Fraud Reporting Form and submit to LCJFS
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Call the LCDJFS Call Center at 1-844-640-6446 and tell the Customer Service Specialist that you want to report a fraud claim
ConnectEBT
The ConnectEBT mobile app is the official mobile app of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The other apps you may have chosen to use are not created or supported by Ohio's contracted EBT vendor. The ConnectEBT app is secure and is associated and connected directly with your offical accounts. To download the app, search your smart phone's app store for ConnectEBT. From here you can view your balance, purchase history, change your pin, lock your card and report the card lost, stolen or damaged.
You can access ConnectEBT app by clicking the following link: www.connectebt.com