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Some New Scams Involve Coronavirus-Related Stimulus Checks
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MANY ALABAMIANS FACE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
AND, CRIMINALS ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. THAT'S WHY JAMIE
HARDING, OF "A-A-R-P ALABAMA", WARNS THEM TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SCAMS INVOLVING THE STIMULUS-CHECKS THAT MOST WILL BE RECEIVING...
(HARDING):
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER ASK TO CONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL- OR BANKING-DETAILS, BY E-MAIL, PHONE, OR TEXT-MESSAGE.
NOR WILL IT DEMAND A 'PROCESSING FEE', TO ISSUE OR SPEED UP YOUR STIMULUS-PAYMENT.
IF YOU FILE TAX-RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY--AND HAVE PROVIDED THE 'I-R-S' WITH YOUR
BANK-INFORMATION--YOU ALREADY WILL LIKELY GET YOUR PAYMENT MORE QUICKLY, THROUGH
'DIRECT DEPOSIT'. ALSO, DON'T FALL FOR SCAMMERS WHO OFFER LOANS THAT ARE BASED ON YOUR EXPECTED
CHECK--BUT WITH THE CATCH OF A LARGE, UPFRONT 'FEE'. DON'T CLICK ON LINKS IN E-MAIL OR TEXT-MESSAGES THAT PRESUMABLY RELATE TO THE STIMULUS.
AND, DON'T PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE SENDER."
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS-RELATED SCAMS, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"CORONAVIRUS".
