# Why would someone apply for unemployment with my personal details?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-apply-for-unemployment-with-my-personal-details/932355>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-apply-for-unemployment-with-my-personal-details/932355 "2021-02-07T04:15:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-apply-for-unemployment-with-my-personal-details/932355/21 "2021-02-22T02:02:23Z")

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@RickG, thanks for all this info. I will try again with the FTC and wait for Colorado to get back to me. No debit cards have shown up yet, but I know what to do if that happens.

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