Two women say their Illinois Link cards were drained of money, possibly by hackers in California, leaving them unable to buy groceries.
CHICAGO -- Two Chicago area women said they were unable to buy groceries after fraudsters drained their Illinois Link cards.
"When I checked my Link card balance it had only $4.96 on there," she explained."I looked on the provider app and I was able to see that there were a total of six transactions that were made on my card, and this all happened in California. I'm like, I wasn't even in California." Roymona Owens of McHenry is a mother of three and relies on her Link card to feel her family. She said her account was drained down to just $0.49; the thief stole nearly $1,200 in benefits from her card.
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