Like many residents, Diane Bryant applied for her PFD in early January through the myAlaska web portal, receiving the standard confirmation email that comes after submission. Not long after, hackers were able to gain access through her email account.
larger-than-usual Permanent Fund Dividend at the Three Bears store in Palmer. With inflation on the rise and gas prices soaring once again, the yearly fall payout helps residents offset costs.
“Going through my email, somehow they were able to change the password on myAlaska site,” Bryant said. “I called a really nice gal down there, filed a fraud report,” Bryant recalled. “Her name was Christina, and Christina said ‘Well Diane, I’d look at this but I can’t. It came into our bank, but it went out to another bank.’”that offers international money transfers. Soon after learning this information, an investigation was opened with the State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s Criminal Investigations Unit.“He told me that probably, that my money went to Nigeria,” Bryant said.
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