{"id":139621,"date":"2021-01-28T08:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=139621"},"modified":"2021-01-28T22:52:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T03:52:49","slug":"ohio-job-family-services-provides-identity-theft-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/01\/28\/ohio-job-family-services-provides-identity-theft-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio DJFS provides identity theft portal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services has received a number of phone calls from local residents noting they were sent 1099-G tax forms in the mail for unemployment benefits in 2020 they did not actually receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Identity-theft-graphic-1-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139622\" width=\"315\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Identity-theft-graphic-1-2021.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Identity-theft-graphic-1-2021-550x365.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will issue 1.7 million 1099-G tax forms throughout the month of January, pursuant to federal law that requires reporting of unemployment benefits. There will be a number of Ohioans, including those locally, who receive a 1099-G tax form in the mail stating that they received unemployment benefits in 2020 when, in fact, they did not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ODJFS has created a new online portal that provides a direct way for Ohioans to notify the agency if they believe their identity was stolen and used to file a fraudulent unemployment claim. Individuals who believe their identity was stolen and used to file a fraudulent unemployment claim should visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unemployment.ohio.gov\/\">https:\/\/unemployment.ohio.gov<\/a>, click on the \u201cReport Identity Theft\u201d button, and complete the reporting form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>ODJFS will issue confirmation emails to everyone who files a report with information about identity theft and protection. The agency will process the reports, conduct investigations and, if necessary, issue corrections to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to completing the ODJFS reporting form, ODJFS strongly urges anyone who suspects they may be a victim of identity theft to take appropriate action to protect themselves. For example, individuals can visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/annualcreditreport.com\/\">https:\/\/annualcreditreport.com<\/a>&nbsp;to see whether they may be the victim of other types of identity theft. They can also visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ohioattorneygeneral.gov\/identitytheft\">https:\/\/OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov\/identitytheft<\/a>&nbsp;for educational resources for Ohioans who believe they may be the victim of identity theft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identity theft is a widespread national challenge. Many Ohioans have become victims, and their identities used to file fraudulent unemployment claims in both the traditional unemployment and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services has received a number of phone calls from local residents noting they were sent 1099-G tax forms in the mail for unemployment benefits in 2020 they did not actually receive. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will issue 1.7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 02:55:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}