What collection efforts will be used to recover a fraudulent overpayment?
Collection efforts used to recover fraudulent overpayments include: • All of the above non-fraud overpayment collection efforts and; • Court ordered restitution after felony prosecution by the County Attorney. • Referral to the Department of Revenue Collection Division or an outside collection agency. This recourse adds collection costs of 17% of the total debt. • Filing a lien against the overpaid individuals non exempt assets which could also adversely affect the individual’s credit rating. • Seize the money from the overpaid individual’s bank account.
