"It's the only way I can take care of my bills, my rent, medical, medicine any other things I need to take care of me and my son," said Monroe, who as a disabled single mother, relies solely on public assistance, which she receives on an EBT card. She was targeted by scammers...
Two days later, two men approached a man in a restaurant parking lot and identified themselves as immigration agents. They stole the man’s money, according to prosecutors, along with his debit card and PIN number. A day later, a man told the Westminst...
“Federal COVID-era cash benefit programs are not sustainable and don’t provide long-term solutions for the issues impacting children and families. An EBT card does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic,” Iowa Republican Gov. ...
Card skimmers are illegal devices attached to card readers at ATMs, gas pumps, and point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Criminals are able to use the data captured from the magnetic strip to steal the victim's identity or create fake debit, credit, or EBT cards that can be used to make...
When I go to the market it's rare - and I mean extremely rare - when the person in front of me isn't paying for their groceries with an EBT card. I've seen women dressed in what looked like fur coats and wearing what looked like diamond jewelry, paying for their overstuffed shopping...
Electronic benefit transfer or EBT is accepted. Just a handful of markets represented – but with plenty of fruits and vegetables. No food vendors. Prices very similar to other farmers’s markets.Closed on rainy days and holidays. Market Size: Small ...