WARNING: Stimulus Check Scam Going Around Michigan

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when families were in lockdown and many businesses were forcibly closed, the Biden Administration provided millions of Americans nationwide with two separate rounds of stimulus checks that provided checks to taxpaying citizens to alleviate financial stress.

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Acts (CARES Act) in 2020 gave $1200/adult and the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 gave $1400/adult. However, there are now reports of people receiving messages about another round of checks coming their way. However, this is a scam based on truth. Here's what to know.

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Yes, Some Checks Are Being Sent

Back in December of 2024, the IRS announced that there were 1 million people who would receive up to 1400 dollars to make up for a small portion of the population that didn't receive all the stimulus checks during the pandemic. The important fact to know about these checks is that the payment will be automatically transferred to those people's accounts.

However...

According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a phishing scam has been reported that appears to be coming from the IRS stating you are eligible to receive a $1400 Economic Impact Payment and to provide your personal information on a site that looks legitimate but is fake. Filling out your information on the site will compromise your personal details. Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel offers these ways to avoid the scam.

If you get this message, the BBB encourages you to forward suspicious messages to phishing@its.gov and report them to BBB.org/ScamTracker.