Investigators with the DPSS Special Investigations Unit find an illegally installed skimming device at an ATM in Riverside County. Skimming devices are used to capture account information and commit EBT theft. Valley News/Courtesy photo
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Customers who receive CalFresh food assistance and believe their benefits were stolen electronically between Oct. 1, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2023, may be eligible to receive retroactive benefits.Electronic theft occurs when benefits are stolen or taken from an Electronic Benefits Transfer card balance because of skimming, cloning, scamming or similar fraudulent methods. If a CalFresh customer has tried to buy food with their benefits and noticed their balance is at zero or less than what they previously had after their last purchase and has not lost their EBT card, they may have experienced electronic theft.CalFresh customers may be eligible for retroactive benefits even if they were denied replacement benefits in the past, already received partial replacement benef
