Scam attempt targets Unemployment Insurance recipients - Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

It is important that we be able to provide timely payments to you for your benefits, and in doing so, are making some changes. Therefore, as of 05/31/2024, you will no longer be able to file your weekly continued claims for payment over the telephone using the automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. You will be able to file your continued claims online at wyui.wyo.gov by logging in and clicking on Continued Claim > File Continued Claim.

CHEYENNE – Recently, there have been attempts by scammers to target the personal information of Unemployment Insurance claimants. The scam involves text messages claiming to be from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS). DWS is asking that anyone who receives any text messages claiming to be from DWS to delete them immediately and do not click on any links within the messages. Clicking the link may allow scammers access to personal data.

DWS does not use text messaging. We will communicate with claimants through the Correspondence tab of the claimant’s WYUI.wyo.gov account, calling the claimant directly or by emailing the claimant from an email address with a wyo.gov extension. Anyone who receives any correspondence they feel may be suspect should contact the DWS fraud unit immediately by calling 307-473-3709.