Scammers are looking to steal your coronavirus relief money
Federal attorneys charged two businessmen on Tuesday for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the Small Business Administration, seeking roughly $540,000 in forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.to be charged with fraud related to the loan program.at the stimulus payments Americans began receiving from the IRS last month.
Individuals are eligible for up to $1,200 and married couples could get up to $2,400. Families receive an extra $500 per eligible child. Bad actors may try to ensnare the unwary through nefarious means like fake-check scams, phone calls and e-mail phishing scams that aim to steal consumers' personal information, officials warned.executive director of the National Consumers Leaguedaily malware and phishing e-mails related to COVID-19 over a one-week period in mid-April alone.
"While you are waiting to hear about your economic impact payment, criminals are working hard to trick you into getting their hands on it," according to Don Fort, the head of criminal investigations at the IRS. Taxpayers should be wary of emails, text messages, websites and social media trumpeting messages about stimulus checks or stimulus payments that request money or personal information, the IRS said.
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