Artesia Police continues to get multiple reports of atttempts at fraud concerning the NM Department of Workforce Solutions. If you go to the Artesia Police Department Facebook page, you can see some tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of scammers. Scammers are trying to take advantage of pandemic unemployment programs through identity theft. Fraudsters submit applications for unemployment assistance using stolen personal identification to enable an account takeover. Gig workers, contractors, and self-employed individuals are most at risk.