Let's look at the truth on the street... The Obama administration was the first to actively market and try to sign up people for free Lifeline phone service. It was later found that over 30% of those signed up in the campaign were not eligible for free phone service yet still got it.
Why do liberals seem to feel this obsessive need to attack people who have the temerity to disagree with them. Conservatives try to prove liberals wrong or argue why their policies are better. Liberals post nonsense designed to demean conservatives. Like union goons going after people who just want to work, they respond with physical or rhetorical violence to anyone who refuses to fall into line. Liberals also seem to have this need to inflate their accomplishments, particularly when doing so makes them seem brave. What are they compensating for?
You have to be in pretty sad shape to actually qualify for the phone, so regarding your earlier statement, I'm thinking you won't get one. Unless you're willing to cheat, in which case I suggest you join the private sector, that's where most crime is.
That may be where the big $$ scams are, but the little ones are all run by those seeking to get more from the system. They add up.