People in Pennsylvania are being alerted to a new scam targeting those who receive SNAP benefits.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services said Wednesday that SNAP clients are receiving calls from several phone numbers saying that benefits are on hold until eligibility can be verified by calling a number and providing a pin.

The department says the calls are a scam and they come from the following phone numbers:

1-888-239-7710

1-888-272-8720

1-888-737-6551

People who receive the scam calls are asked to call the Department of Human Services fraud tip line at 1-844-347-8477.

The scam warning comes days after SNAP recipients across the state were notified they will not receive benefits that were slated to be paid in November.

Human Services noted that SNAP benefits will not

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