![Unemployment Insurance – A savior for displaced workers? Or a gold mine for professional scammers?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/FraudSecurity-2.png)
Unemployment Insurance, mandated by federal statute and administered by states, is designed to provide a temporary safety net for workers who lose their jobs. Due to the recent economic downtown and increase in unemployment, unemployment benefits paid have doubled nationally from $38B in 2008 to $75B in 2009. However, is