Welfare Queen Loses Benefits, Arrested When Cops See Her Facebook

Welfare Queen Loses Benefits, Arrested When Cops See Her Facebook

For years, a woman was receiving over $230,000 in taxpayer benefits, claiming she couldn’t even afford to buy food. However, as soon as the police saw what she posted on Facebook, they wasted no time in arresting her and canceling her free ride. Carina Reid was arrested after investigators took a look at her Facebook profile. (Photo Credit: Facebook via Daily Star) For 5 years, 32-year-old Carina Reid led a successful career as a model, posing n…

The ad statistics show it in black and white: welfare fraud is as strong as no other crime group. Styrian investigators report on the most common tricks, the high dark figure and how they get cheaters on the trick.

Compared to the previous year, the number of offences increased again, the Ministry of the Interior reported in a message. However, the awareness rate is almost 100 percent

Most cases were recorded in Vienna, with the task force's awareness rate of welfare fraud reaching almost 100 percent.

The Task Force on Social Security Fraud (TF SOLBE) takes stock of 2024: with 4,865 cases reported, an increase in uncovered social benefit fraud was recorded again (2023: 4,457 cases). This development underlines the increased sensitivity among stakeholders and the population as well as the effectiveness of the enhanced inter-government cooperation. "Social benefits form the backbone of the Austrian welfare state. They serve to support people in…

A total of 4,865 cases were reported in the previous year, most in Vienna. Priority controls were carried out in all federal states.