Stimulus Check Scams: Here's How to Protect Yourself
When the government sends the entire population a check, it's inevitable that scam artists will try to get a piece of the action. Bad actors have often used the Internal Revenue Service as a vehicle for their scams, and it makes sense that they would try to trick people out of their stimulus checks.
Needless to say, you don't want to fall victim to one of these scams. That makes it very important to understand how the IRS works and how it will communicate with you about your stimulus check (or anything else).
Any communication from the IRS will come via the mail. Image source: Getty Images.
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