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The most frustrating part is you cant even check on the status. I tried calling NY unemployment and they said it's an IRS issue. Called IRS and they said they can't give status on individual adjustments. It's like they designed this system to be as annoying as possible 🙄
Seriously! They're playing hot potato with our money.
I had the same experience but finally got someone helpful after using claimyr.com to get through. They connected me with an agent who actually looked up my file and confirmed it was in process.
Has anyone else noticed the system running slower lately? Been taking longer for payments to process the last few weeks. Mine used to hit wednesday mornings now not til afternoon.
i thought it was just me! been waiting longer for everything and the website keeps timing out
It might come Thursday. Monday night certifications often hit my account Thursday morning instead of Wednesday. Their system is finicky like that. Set ur expectations for Thursday just to be safe.
not falling for another unemployment 'hack'... these never work
Actually the claimyr thing worked for me last week. I was shocked. Got a real person on the phone after trying for days on my own.
Huh, might check it out then. Literally nothing else has worked for me...
So I was about to throw my phone after 3 hours on hold when my neighbor told me about claimyr.com - I was super skeptical but figured what did I have to lose? They called me back with an actual unemployment agent on the line within an hour. The agent was able to verify my identity right over the phone and got my claim processed. Talking to an agent got my $$ unlocked so fast I couldn't believe it. After weeks of ID.me hell, it was fixed in one phone call.
Did they have to start your claim all over or were they able to continue from where you were stuck?
I've been collecting unemployment since April and everything was fine, but today at 8:52 AM I received this strange email from ID.me saying I need to complete ID.me identity verification with a 'Trusted Referee' through video chat. The email has the subject line "Complete Your ID.me Identity Verification with a Trusted Referee" and it's really concerning me. The email says "We noticed you didn't complete your identity verification with ID.me. ID.me offers the ability to have a video chat with a Trusted Referee to help verify your identity. Once you are assigned a Trusted Referee, the video chat will take less than 10 minutes." What's weird is that the email mentions the Internal Revenue Service but I never started anything with them. It specifically says "If you would prefer to continue with the previous method you initiated at The Internal Revenue Service, please return to the The Internal Revenue Service site to continue your identity verification with ID.me." But I've never done anything with the IRS related to my unemployment! The email has a button labeled "Verify through a Trusted Referee" and includes this link: https://referee.id.me/en/supervised/attempts/b72ca408363446f0a2cffb253e7e1798/edit I'm really confused because my benefits have been coming in normally for like 9 months now without any issues. Why would I suddenly need to verify my identity through a video chat with someone? I'm worried this might be some kind of identity theft attempt but also don't want to lose my benefits if it's legit. The email is signed by "The ID.me Member Support Team" which seems official, but I still don't understand why they're referencing the IRS when I'm just collecting unemployment. Has anyone else gotten something like this? What should I do? Should I click that link and go through with the video verification or ignore it?
Whyyyy is the unemployment system such a dumpster fire?? I swear its designed to be confusing on purpose so people give up on getting their benefits. 😤
if this is from a T-Mobile connection as it shows at the top, be aware there's been phishing scams specifically targeting T-Mobile users lately too.
omg i didn't even notice that!! good catch. scammers getting way too sophisticated these days 👀
Malik Johnson
your bank may have resources to help too! I work at a credit union and we have a whole department that helps members with identity theft. they can't fix the unemployment issue directly but can help protect your other accounts and credit.
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Isabella Ferreira
How did you even find out? Now I'm paranoid someone could be collecting in my name and I wouldn't even know...
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Yuki Ito
•I only found out when I got a 1099-G tax form showing unemployment income I never received. You could request a wage and income transcript from the IRS to see if there's anything fishy on your record.
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Isabella Ferreira
•Thx for the tip, definitely gonna check that out. This is terrifying tbh
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