Identity theft mess: Finally seeing numbers in NY unemployment account after 8 months of fighting fraud

I've been there man. When the payment info shows up like that in your account, it's usually legit. Once the amounts are posted, they're committing to paying you. It might hit your bank a day early or a day late, but you're on the home stretch now. Congrats on finally gettin thru this mess!

After 6 months of getting nowhere with ny unemployment, I tried a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual human being instead of endless holds and hangups. Within 10 minutes of talking to the agent, my identity fraud issues were resolved and my payments were released the next day. Honestly it was the best decision I made during this whole nightmare - got my money within 48 hours! Check out this video about how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Yep this looks like what happened to me! Once u see the dollar amounts show up that means itz being processed in the system. Should actually arrive when they said, maybe even a day early depending on ur bank. The waiting is the WORST but ur almost there!

The ID theft stuff is no joke. Took me 5 months to get my case resolved last year with ny unemployment. What a disaster!!! Did you ever get any explanation for how the fraud happened in the first place? They never gave me any details about mine.

DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. Take screenshots of those numbers right now. And keep checking your claim every day. NY unemployment systems are notorious for glitching out and showing payments that later disappear. Not trying to scare you but I've seen this happen to people. Also make sure your direct deposit info is 100% correct.

How did you finally get the identity theft issue resolved? I'm dealing with the same thing right now and it's a complete nightmare. Been locked out of my account for 3 months and can't get anyone on the phone!!!

The same exact thing happened to me last year!! Once you see the payment amounts listed like that, the money is definitely coming. It's literally the final step before disbursement. My backpay hit 2 days after seeing those numbers appear.

I've worked on fraud cases for years and identity theft with unemployment is one of the WORST nightmares to untangle. The fact that you're seeing payment amounts now means you've cleared all the fraud verification hurdles. That's a huge accomplishment! For anyone else dealing with similar issues, here's what works: - File a police report immediately (most people skip this step) - Contact all three credit bureaus and place fraud alerts - Document EVERY communication with the unemployment office - Request written confirmation of your identity verification - If you can't reach anyone by phone after multiple attempts, use claimyr.com to get through The backlog of fraud cases is still massive, so getting a real person on the phone makes all the difference. Identity theft cases require manual review by special units - they CAN'T be resolved through automated systems. Glad to see you finally got resolution, OP!

Congrats on finally getting somewhere! I was in the same boat last year - took 9 damn months to get my backpay after someone filed a false claim with my SSN. I know that feeling when u see actual $ amounts instead of zeros... I literally cried when I saw mine change. The money should definitely hit ur account when they said.

Are you sure they resolved the fraud part completely? When my account was hacked, they released some payments but then froze everything again a week later for "additional verification." Just want you to be prepared in case that happens.

LOL welcome to the "I finally beat the NY unemployment system" club! 🏆 We should all get t-shirts made. The fact that your account is showing payment amounts is definitely good news. The money is real and it's coming!

just wondering - what exactly did you have to submit to prove your identity? my husband is dealing with this now and they keep asking for more and more documents which is driving us CRAZY

The real question is WHY does it take them 7-8 months to resolve these identity theft cases?? The whole system is completely broken. Glad you're finally seeing progress but it's ridiculous you had to wait this long.

I had almost the exact situation last fall. Once it changed from zeros to actual payment amounts, the money showed up in my account the next day (was supposed to take 3 days but came early). You're good to go!

Anyone know if there's a way to PREVENT this kind of identity theft from happening again in the future? This thread is scaring me.