洛杉矶县启动EBT安全月：2025年全县福利盗刷损失逾4270万美元，县府教持卡人先感应、后插卡
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县——洛杉矶县公共社会服务部（DPSS）近日启动「EBT安全与保障月」社区宣传行动，教持卡人、商家与社区组织防范电子福利转账（EBT）卡盗刷与诈骗。县府表示，仅洛杉矶县一地，2025年EBT卡盗刷就造成逾4270万美元的福利损失。
据该部说明，福利被盗意味着家庭失去赖以购买食物与基本生活用品的资源；当顾客的卡信息经被篡改的销售点（POS）终端泄露时，商家同样蒙受销售与信任损失。本次行动采取零售终端防护与持卡人账户管控「双层」策略：商家应定期检查支付设备有无篡改或盗刷覆膜、确保结账区处于监控之下，POS技术问题可拨打加州EBT零售商热线（866）328-4212。
对持卡人，县府给出的头号建议是付款时先用感应支付、其次插芯片卡，刷磁条应是最后选择、只在别无他法时使用。县府还介绍，自加州通过ebtEDGE手机应用推出安全功能以来，全州持卡人使用「冻结卡片」等管控功能的次数已逾950万次。行动咨询可联系该部公共信息邮箱[email protected]。
EBT是美国向低收入家庭发放食品与现金福利的电子卡系统，加州对应的食品福利为CalFresh。县府提醒，临近年末购物季，持卡人在加油站、便利店等场所刷卡时尤其应留意终端是否松动或多出覆膜，发现异常应立即冻结卡片并报告。
Los Angeles County Launches EBT Safety Month: Skimming Stole Over $42.7 Million in 2025 as County Urges Tap First, Chip Second
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) has launched its EBT Safety and Security Month community campaign, educating customers, businesses and local organizations on safeguarding Electronic Benefits Transfer transactions against skimming and scamming fraud.
The stakes are concrete: in Los Angeles County alone, EBT card skimming accounted for over $42.7 million in stolen card benefits in 2025. When EBT benefits are stolen, families lose the resources they depend on for food and basic needs, and retailers lose sales and customer trust when a customer's card information is compromised through a tampered point-of-sale device.
The campaign promotes a dual-layer strategy combining retail POS protection with cardholder account controls. Customers are urged to keep benefits safe by using tap-to-pay first, followed by the chip; swiping the magnetic stripe should be a last resort. Businesses are advised to check payment equipment regularly for physical tampering or skimming overlays, ensure checkout areas are monitored, and contact the California EBT Retailer Hotline at (866) 328-4212 for POS technical support.
Since the launch of state security features through the ebtEDGE mobile application, California cardholders have used controls such as card freezing over 9.5 million times, according to the department. Questions about the campaign can be directed to [email protected].
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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