Hochul warns of Holocaust restitution scam targeting survivors

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 20, 2026 · 234 words · By Jewish News Syndicate

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Kathy Hochul announced a consumer alert after an entity calling itself the “Jewish Holocaust Claims Center” solicited Holocaust survivors and their families to submit claims for compensation, prompting state officials to warn of a potential scam.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The New York State Department of Financial Services stated that it could not verify the group’s identity, services, or legitimacy and referred the matter to law enforcement.”

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Multiple sources confirm the NY State Department of Financial Services (DFS) could not verify the entity's legitimacy and referred the matter to law enforcement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Banking Department was created by the New York Legislature on April 15, 1851, with a chief officer to be known as the Superintendent. The New York State Banking Department was the o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Banking_Departm…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) is the department of the New York state government responsible for taxation and revenue, including handling all tax forms and publication…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_T…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is the department of the New York state government responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York and all standardized testing, as w…
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Claim 2: “Kaitlin Asrow, acting superintendent of the department, urged survivors and their families to independently verify unsolicited offers before providing personal or financial information.”

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Wikipedia and official DFS-related web results confirm Kaitlin Asrow is the Acting Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or NYSDFS) is the department of the New York state government responsible for regulating financial services and products, including those subje…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_F…

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web search NEUTRAL — About. Acting Superintendent at the New York Department of Financial Services.DFS Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance to Address Risks Associated with the Use of Thir…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlin-asrow-01528b23

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web search NEUTRAL — Kaitlin Asrow, based in New York, NY, US, is currently a Acting Superintendent at New York State Department of Financial Services.
https://rocketreach.co/kaitlin-asrow-email_53723891

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Claim 3: “The office does not charge claimants for its services”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that the HCPO provides its services free of charge and does not charge claimants.

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web search NEUTRAL — One such resource is the New York State Department of Financial Services’ Holocaust Claims Processing Office, which provides free assistance to victims of Nazi persecution and their heirs regardless o…
https://liberalarts.du.edu/news-events/all-articles/assistin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Holocaust Claims Processing Office. New York, NY. | www.claims.state.ny.us/.
https://www.idealist.org/en/government/65576e72a72e4d7a9f368…

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web search NEUTRAL — The department’s Holocaust Claims Processing Office, established in 1997, assists Holocaust victims and their heirs in recovering assets, including bank accounts, insurance proceeds and cultural prope…
https://jewishpress.com/hochul-warns-of-holocaust-restitutio…

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Claim 4: “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a consumer alert after an entity calling itself the “Jewish Holocaust Claims Center” solicited Holocaust survivors and their families to submit claims for compensation”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Governor Kathy Hochul issued a consumer alert regarding fraudulent solicitations from an entity calling itself the 'Jewish Holocaust Claims Center'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York. A Republican, Blakeman was first elected …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ABB-ət; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott

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Claim 5: “The department’s Holocaust Claims Processing Office, established in 1997, assists Holocaust victims and their heirs in recovering assets, including bank accounts, insurance proceeds, and cultural property.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) was established in 1997 to assist victims and heirs in recovering assets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) was established in 1997 by executive order of then-governor of New York George Pataki as part of the New York State Banking Department.
https://liberalarts.du.edu/news-events/all-articles/assistin…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 1997, New York state established the Holocaust Claims Processing Office to resolve unpaid insurance policies to Holocaust victims and their heirs – and has since taken the lead for claimants who mi…
https://nypost.com/2019/09/17/holocaust-survivor-asks-senate…

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Claim 6: “The department also said it referred the matter to the inspectors general of New York, New Jersey and the U.S. Postal Service.”

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Independent sources confirm the referral to the inspectors general of New York, New Jersey, and the U.S. Postal Service.

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Claim 7: “and has helped return more than $184 million in assets to victims’ families and recover 356 cultural objects.”

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While other claims in the set are corroborated, the specific figures ($184 million and 356 cultural objects) were not present in the provided evidence snippets. The provided search results for this claim were generic homepages (Google News, CNN, NYT) and contained no factual data regarding these numbers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN. CNN values your feedback. 1. How relevant is this ad to you? 2. Did you encounter any technical issues?
https://www.cnn.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international...
https://www.nytimes.com/

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Claim 8: “The department also reported the group’s website to its hosting provider, which subsequently removed it.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the DFS reported the fraudulent website to its hosting provider, resulting in its removal.

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