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The Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and the general public, to be aware of a scam using texting to obtain your personal information after receiving reports from the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text fraudulently claims to be from the Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services and provides a number to call about P-EBT (Pandemic \u2013 Electronic Benefit Transfer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department warns the public, if you think you\u2019ve received this text \u2013 DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER OR REPLY TO THE TEXT. JUST DELETE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an attempt to get your personal information. DHS does not send out text messages about P-EBT, SNAP, EBT, or Financial benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never share personal information with individuals or organizations that you do not know.  Personal information includes your social security number, bank information, SNAP electronic benefits transfer card, or PIN number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DHS has received multiple reports specific to this text from SNAP recipients as well as non-SNAP recipients. DHS wants the public to be aware and prevent anyone from falling victim to the scam. If you are unsure if a request for information is legitimate, you are advised to contact the Statewide Branch Support Desk toll-free line, dial 1-855-643-1643.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you believe you are the victim of identity theft, contact your local police department regarding procedures for filing a report.\u202f You may also file a consumer complaint online with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https:\/\/www.ftc.gov<\/a>.\u202f FTC is the federal agency responsible for protecting consumers from identity theft scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-25487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hawaii-statewide-news","tag-scam"],"yoast_head":"\nP-EBT Benefits Text Scam Warning - Big Island Thieves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The text fraudulently claims to be from the Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services and provides a number to call about P-EBT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"P-EBT Benefits Text Scam Warning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The text fraudulently claims to be from the Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services and provides a number to call about P-EBT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Big Island Thieves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bigislandthievesmedia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T18:36:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T18:36:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fraud.PEBT_.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1111\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"477\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thunda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"P-EBT Benefits Text Scam Warning\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The text fraudulently claims to be from the Hawai\u02bbi Department of Human Services and provides a number to call about P-EBT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fraud.PEBT_.jpg?fit=1111%2C477&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Thievesbig\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Thievesbig\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Thunda\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Thunda\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/#\/schema\/person\/63d8b8430a59b3b233b1f2cbde869da1\"},\"headline\":\"P-EBT Benefits Text Scam Warning\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-24T18:36:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-24T18:36:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fraud.PEBT_.jpg?fit=1111%2C477&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Scam\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Hawai'i Statewide News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/p-ebt-benefits-text-scam-warning\/\",\"name\":\"P-EBT Benefits Text Scam Warning - 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