You need to know about these stimulus check scams that are stealing people’s money

[Andy Meek]

There's one very unfortunate and annoying thing that's gone hand-in-hand with the federal government's distribution of stimulus payments in recent weeks and months. It's a plethora of stimulus check scams, that can separate unsuspecting victims from their money if they're not careful.

The IRS sent out a warning about specific scams to watch out for, after these have basically exploded recently. "Even though taxpayers have received multiple rounds of Economic Impact Payments, we saw phishing scams surge this summer," said Jim Lee, Chief of IRS Criminal Investigation. "The number of reported scam attempts reached levels we haven't seen in more than a decade."

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