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Residents report EBT and card skimming at stores, say victim services are lacking
Summary
Multiple Denver residents told council they experienced or observed out-of-state EBT card charges and said victim assistance from city agencies and retailers has been inadequate.
Shirley Harris told the Denver City Council during public comment on Aug. 11 that her EBT and bank cards were fraudulently charged on Aug. 1 and that she has received no assistance. “I was just scanned on August 1 at a 07:11 for almost $1,500,” Harris said. “There is no help to replace any of the money, the food stamps, nothing.”
Harris said eight people in her building experienced charges from the same 7‑Eleven transaction time and that she filed police reports and contacted the EBT center and Denver Human…
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