(SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska -  Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Tamika L. Ledbetter announced recent reports of fraudulent text and email messages being sent to individuals regarding unemployment insurance. The fraudulent messages advise the recipients their benefits cannot be paid due to incorrect information on file and instruct individuals to click on provided links to resolve the issue.

The Alaska Unemployment Insurance program is not sending these messages. If you receive a message asking you to click a link, you are urge not to do so. The department has noted that senders include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• notif1cation@adm.s1creative.com (claiming to be part of the myAlaska team) 
• Texts from (240) 357-6842 to follow this link: http://tfatt.com/myalaska.gov

If you have questions regarding your UI claim, contact our call centers directly at one of the numbers below:

Anchorage: (907) 269-4700 
Fairbanks: (907) 451-2871 
Juneau: (907) 465-5552 
All other areas: (888) 252-2557

Edited By Mary Kauffman, SitNews

Source of News:

Alaska Department of Labor
www.dol.alaska.gov

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