This gateway provides the public with a one-stop resource for connecting with state websites and tip hotlines to report potential Unemployment Insurance claimant and employer fraud. Each of the phone numbers and web addresses listed below provide a direct contact to the state to report potential fraud. This information will help states to act quickly to stop the improper payment of unemployment benefits.
What is unemployment insurance fraud?
Employers and claimants can both commit fraud under state unemployment insurance laws.
Employer fraud can include certain actions to avoid tax liability or establishing a fictitious employer account to enable fraudulent claims against that account. Claimant fraud can include knowingly submitting false information; continuing to collect benefits when knowing oneself to be ineligible; not being able and available to work while certifying for benefits under state law; or intentionally not reporting wages or income while collecting full benefits. Additionally, identity theft may result in unemployment insurance fraud that is not the fault of the employer or the identity theft victim.
The state is required and expected to enforce its own unemployment insurance laws.
What are the penalties for unemployment insurance fraud?
All states are required to assess a penalty of not less than 15% of the amount of the fraudulent payment. Other penalties under state unemployment insurance laws generally include criminal prosecution with fines and/or incarceration; required repayment of fraudulently collected benefits; forfeiting future income tax refunds; and/or permanent loss of eligibility for unemployment compensation. Commission of unemployment benefit fraud may also be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice in federal courts under 18 U.S.C § 1341 or other appropriate federal statutes.
How can I report unemployment insurance fraud?
Call the appropriate state fraud hotline listed below.
Alabama
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-392-8019 - Employer Fraud
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 334-242-8075
Alaska
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-877-272-4635 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-877-272-4635
Arizona
Arkansas
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 501-682-1058 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 501-682-1058
California
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-229-6297 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-528-1783
Colorado
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 303-318-9035 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 303-318-9035
Connecticut
- Claimant Fraud
ID Theft Fraud
Non ID Theft Fraud
Delaware
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 302-761-8397 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 302-761-8482
District of Columbia
Florida
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-342-9909 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-352-9273
Georgia
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 404-232-3440 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 404-232-3320
Hawaii
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 808-586-8947 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 808-586-8947
Idaho
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-877-540-8638 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-877-540-8638
Illinois
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-814-0513 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-247-4984
Indiana
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-891-6499 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-437-9136
Iowa
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-866-239-0843
Fax: 515-281-9033
Email: [email protected] - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-866-239-0843
Fax: 515-281-9033
Email: [email protected]
Kansas
Kentucky
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 502-564-3240 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 502-564-3240
Louisiana
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-866-783-5567 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-833-708-2866
Maine
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 207-621-5100 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 207-621-5120
Maryland
- Claimant Fraud
- Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-492-6804
Massachusetts
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-354-9927 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-354-9927
Michigan
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-866-500-0017 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-866-500-0017 or 1-855-484-2636
Minnesota
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 651-296-8715 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 651-296-8715
Mississippi
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 601-493-9427 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 601-493-9427
Missouri
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 573-751-4058, Option: 5 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 573-751-1099
Montana
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 888-556-4677 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 888-556-4677
Nebraska
Nevada
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 775-684-0475 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 775-684-0475
New Hampshire
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-852-3400 ext. 84016 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-852-3400 ext. 84016
New Jersey
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 609-777-4304 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 609-777-4304
New Mexico
- Claimant Fraud
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 505-24Fraud or (505-243-7283 - Employer Fraud
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-664-6984
New York
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-888-598-2077 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-866-435-1499
North Carolina
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 919-701-3543 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 919-701-3543
North Dakota
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 701-328-1680 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 701-328-2814
Ohio
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-686-1555 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 614-466-2319
Oklahoma
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 405-557-5400 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 405-557-5400
Oregon
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-877-668-3204 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 503-947-1488
Pennsylvania
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-692-7469 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-692-7469
Rhode Island
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 401-462-1522 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 401-462-1522
South Carolina
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 803-737-2490 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 803-737-2490
South Dakota
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 605-626-7649 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 605-626-7649
Tennessee
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-844-817-0619 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-844-817-0619
Texas
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-252-3642 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-252-3642
Utah
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-526-4400 (#4) - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-526-4400 (#4)
Vermont
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 802-828-4104 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 802-828-4333
Virgin Islands
- There are no Claimant or Employer Fraud contacts at this time.
Virginia
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-782-4001 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-782-4001
Washington
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 800-246-9763 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 800-246-9763
West Virginia
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 304-433-8790 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 304-433-8790
Wisconsin
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 1-800-909-9472 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 1-800-909-9472
Wyoming
- Claimant Fraud
Phone: 307-235-3236 - Employer Fraud
Phone: 307-235-3236