Benefits stolen from EBT card (electronic theft)
1. Cancel your card immediately.
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During business hours: Call the toll-free replacement card line at 855-328-6715 to order a new card. The replacement line is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will get a replacement card by mail, usually within five business days.
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Outside of business hours: Call the 24-hour toll-free customer service line at 888-997-4447 to cancel your card and protect your benefits. Then call the replacement card line at 855-328-6715 during business hours to get a new card and PIN.
2. Contact us to replace your benefits within 30 days.
Within 30 DAYS of finding out your benefits were stolen, contact us to ask for replacement benefits. You can:
Tips to prevent electronic theft (phishing and skimming)
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Freeze your card immediately after each use and unfreeze it before you make purchases.
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To do this: Log in to ebtEDGE or go to the ebtEDGE mobile app. Look for "Freeze Card" under "Account Services."
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Block purchases made outside of Oregon and online purchases. You can remove the blocks later if needed.
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To do this:
Log in to ebtEDGE or go to the ebtEDGE mobile app. Look for “Protect My Account" under “Account Services."
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Keep your PIN secret. Don't share your PIN with anyone outside your household. Cover the keypad when you enter your PIN on a machine.
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Check your EBT account regularly for unauthorized charges. If you notice any,
cancel your card immediately.
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Check card reading machines to make sure there's nothing suspicious overlaid or attached to the card swiper or keypad. The overlays can be hard to spot, but they are often bigger than the original machine and may hide parts of the machine.
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Do not provide your EBT card number or PIN by phone or text. Sometimes scammers use text messages to get EBT card numbers and PINs to steal SNAP benefits. These are called phishing scams and are a type of fraud. ODHS will never send a text message to ask for your EBT card number or PIN.
SNAP food lost from storm, flooding, power outage or fire
Contact us to replace your benefits.
Within 10 DAYS of losing food that you bought with SNAP benefits:
Partner resources
Emergency Replacement Benefits Social Media Cards
Skimming Replacement Benefits Social Media Cards
Skimming Replacement Benefits Information Sheet