Alert: Injured workers targeted in Workers' Compensation scam
The Court of Administrative Hearings (CAH) is aware of a scam targeting Spanish-speaking injured workers in Minnesota.
About the scam
Injured workers are contacted by phone, email, text message, or video call and told they must pay money to receive workers’ compensation benefits or settle their claims. The scammers may falsely identify themselves as a judge, attorney, state employee, or other government representative. Some scams convince victims to attend fake online workers' compensation hearings. Some email scams contain an official-looking order with a real judge's name.
CAH will never:
- Ask you to pay money to receive your benefits or settle claims;
- Ask for your bank account information;
- Pressure you to act immediately or threaten loss of benefits.
Verify communication
If you have questions about a workers’ compensation claim, or want to confirm whether a communication is legitimate:
- Call CAH directly using the telephone number provided on the document you received. If your document does not provide a telephone number, call our main line: 651-361-7900.
- Do not reply or forward a suspicious email. Start a new email or call us at 651-361-7900.
Report fraud
Reporting suspected scams helps prevent others from becoming victims.
If you believe a scammer has contacted you:
- Report the incident to local law enforcement.
- File a complaint with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
- Preserve emails, voicemails, text messages, and payment requests as evidence.