Moody s office offers a resource to help people spot potential scams related to COVID-19 stimulus money.
Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday warned Floridians to be leery of stimulus-related scams, a day after President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief package.
“Scammers are always looking for new opportunities, and the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 makes the pandemic the perfect tool for fraudsters to target victims,” Moody said in a video.
“Another round of stimulus payments may also provide scammers with more ammo to concoct these schemes.”
Moody’s office highlighted on its “Scams at a Glance” webpage tips to spot fraud, with common signs of scams related to COVID-19 and stimulus payments including unsolicited calls or emails; high-pressure tactics or too-good-to-be-true offers; threats of loss if immediate action is not taken; and requests for immediate payment by wire transfer, credit cards, prepaid debit cards or gift cards to expedit
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As 2020 comes to an end and we seek to close the books on what can only be described as an unprecedented, exhausting year, many employers are wondering what happens to the COVID-19-related benefits provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act and Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”), some of which have either already expired or are due to sunset on December 31st. While the fate of this legislation hung in the balance for a few tenuous weeks, as Congressional leaders duked out the details of another stimulus package, in a last minute push, Congress passed a new $900 billion stimulus bill, which, after additional delay, was finally signed into law by President Trump on December 27th.
A booklet describing unemployment benefits is seen on a desk in North Andover, MA. (Elise Amendola/AP)
When it comes to accessing unemployment benefits during the pandemic, one expert says many Americans have become desperate.
Unemployed people are “at their wits end,” says Michele Evermore, senior policy analyst with the National Employment Law Project. She s also a volunteer member of President-Elect Joe Biden s transition review team for the Labor Department.
“I m getting letters from people who are living in a car somewhere, living off $125 a week with children. They send me pictures of their children,” she says. “I ve gotten letters about people who are contemplating suicide so that their kids can get their pension and insurance money.”
New York State Team
ALBANY – More than 1.7 million New York residents should not see any lapse in their federal unemployment benefits and can expect to see an extra $300 payment beginning next week, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo s administration.
Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state Department of Labor is in position to distribute newly extended federal unemployment payments next week, covering the weekly pay period ending Jan. 3.
The state will also be able to distribute an extra $300 weekly payment next week to each person receiving state or federal unemployment benefits, the first week allowed by the new $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress and President Donald Trump.
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