- The IRS has issued several warnings about scammers attempting to secure personal information from potential stimulus check recipients.
- Scammers posing as the IRS are contacting people and offering to assist in stimulus check distribution, asking for personal information that they then use to intercept stimulus payments.
- Most of these victims are the elderly or poor who desperately need additional funds.
- The IRS warned that it doesn’t contact people about stimulus checks via phone, e-mail or social media.
Stimulus Cash Puts IRS on Alert for Scammers Preying on Unwary
(04/15/2021)