People in Pennsylvania are being alerted to a new scam targeting those who receive SNAP benefits.The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services said Wednesday that SNAP clients are receiving calls from several phone numbers saying that benefits are on hold until eligibility can be verified by calling a number and providing a pin.

We could see a surge in need for food assistance like we’ve never really seen before,” a spokeswoman for the nonprofit Feeding Pennsylvania said.

With the government shutdown, Pennsylvania SNAP users have been dealing with uncertainty with funds, and not to mention the scammers trying to take advantage of them. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is notifying users to watch out for the following phone numbers,

More changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with fewer people exempt from work requirements — including veterans and those aged 54-64.

People who rely on the federal food assistance program might not receive their benefits for the month of November because of the ongoing government shutdown.