Residents receive dozens of EDD letters addressed to complete strangers after scammers hijack addresses to file bogus EDD claims. People who get them are possibly at risk of run ins with the crooks.

The EDD on Thursday announced starting June 5, those who did not earn enough wages in the last 18 months will be automatically reapplied for benefits when their initial claim expires.

As of July, Golden State authorities estimated the EDD doled out fraudulent claims totaling anywhere from $11.4 billion to over $31 billion after the state made it easier to get benefits in ...